China-linked threat actor targeted +70 orgs worldwide, SentinelOne warns

China-linked threat actor targeted over 70 global organizations, including governments and media, in cyber-espionage attacks from July 2024 to March 2025. In April 2025, cybersecurity firm SentinelOne warned that... Read more »

DOJ moves to seize $7.74M in crypto linked to North Korean IT worker scam

US seeks to seize $7.74M in crypto linked to North Korean fake IT worker schemes, per a new DOJ forfeiture complaint. The DOJ filed a civil forfeiture complaint for... Read more »

OpenAI bans ChatGPT accounts linked to Russian, Chinese cyber ops

OpenAI banned ChatGPT accounts tied to Russian and Chinese hackers using the tool for malware, social media abuse, and U.S. satellite tech research. OpenAI banned ChatGPT accounts that were... Read more »

New Mirai botnet targets TBK DVRs by exploiting CVE-2024-3721

A new variant of the Mirai botnet exploits CVE-2024-3721 to target DVR systems, using a new infection method. Researchers from Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new variant of... Read more »

BadBox 2.0 botnet infects millions of IoT devices worldwide, FBI warns

BadBox 2.0 malware has infected millions of IoT devices globally, creating a botnet used for cyber criminal activities, the FBI warns. The FBI published a Public Service Announcement (PSA)... Read more »

Over 950K weekly downloads at risk in ongoing supply chain attack on Gluestack packages

A supply chain attack hit NPM, threat actors compromised 16 popular Gluestack packages, affecting 950K+ weekly downloads. Researchers from Aikido Security discovered a new supply chain attack targeted NPM,... Read more »

Security Affairs newsletter Round 527 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new... Read more »

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 48

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Pure Crypter Malware Analysis: 99 Problems but Detection Ain’t One... Read more »

Experts found 4 billion user records online, the largest known leak of Chinese personal data from a single source

Over 4 billion user records were found exposed online in a massive breach, possibly linked to the surveillance of Chinese citizens. Cybersecurity researcher Bob Dyachenko and the Cybernews team... Read more »

Attackers exploit Fortinet flaws to deploy Qilin ransomware

Qilin ransomware now exploits Fortinet vulnerabilities to achieve remote code execution on impacted devices. Threat intelligence firm PRODAFT warned that Qilin ransomware (aka Phantom Mantis) group targeted multiple organizations... Read more »
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