Lidl disclosed a third-party data breach affecting online shop customers in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Payment data was not exposed. Lidl contacted customers of its online shop in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands last week to inform them that…
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U.S. CISA adds a Cisco IOS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Cisco IOS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Cisco IOS flaw, tracked as CVE-2008-4128, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.…
EU Targets FSB-Linked Hackers in New Sanctions Over Cyber Sabotage
EU sanctions target nine people and four entities tied to Russia’s FSB over a 15-year cyberespionage and critical infrastructure sabotage campaign. The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday targeting nine individuals and four entities linked to a Russian cyberespionage and…
Dutch Nationals Suspected in Odido Hack That Exposed Six Million Customers
Dutch police suspect local hackers behind the Odido breach that exposed 6M customers after a phishing attack and seek public help identifying them. Dutch police have identified strong indications that Dutch nationals were involved in the February 2026 cyberattack on…
Australia Alerts Organizations to Ongoing CMS Exploitation Attacks
Australia warns of a global campaign exploiting CMS flaws to deploy webshells on WordPress, Joomla, and other websites. Australia’s Signals Directorate has issued an alert about a large-scale exploitation campaign actively targeting content management systems (CMS) worldwide, with many small…
Ryuk Ransomware Member Pleads Guilty Over Attacks on U.S. Organizations
An alleged Ryuk ransomware member pleaded guilty in the U.S. for helping deploy attacks on American companies and faces up to 15 years in prison. Armenian national Karen Serobovich Vardanyan (34) pleaded guilty in the U.S. for his role in…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 105
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Novel Java-Based QuimaRAT Targets Windows, macOS, and Linux Vibe Coded Extortion: Avalon’s Path from Legal Lure to CrownX Ransom…
Progress Told ShareFile Customers to Pull the Plug on Their Servers. Here’s What We Know.
Progress urged ShareFile Storage Zone customers to shut down internet-facing servers immediately over a credible security threat under investigation. Progress Software sent an urgent email to ShareFile customers the evening of July 10 with a subject line that left no…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 585 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 round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. U.S.…
U.S. CISA adds iCagenda and Balbooa Forms flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds iCagenda and Balbooa Forms flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added iCagenda and Balbooa Forms flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The…
Critical U-Boot Bugs Undermine Secure Boot on Millions of Devices
Binarly found six U-Boot flaws, including two that enable code execution during boot image verification, impacting 50+ releases. Binarly’s research team has found six vulnerabilities in U-Boot, the open-source bootloader that runs on home routers, smart cameras, server management controllers,…
Update Now: Critical Zimbra Classic Web Client Flaw Could Expose Mailboxes
Zimbra addressed a critical stored XSS vulnerability in its Classic Web Client that lets malicious emails execute code when opened. Zimbra has released version 10.1.19 to fix a critical stored XSS vulnerability in its Classic Web Client, which is widely…
Ransomware Never Stopped: Over 9,000 Confirmed Attacks Since 2018
Ransomware remains above 1,400 attacks yearly since 2023. Qilin leads in 2026, while the U.S. remains the main target. Ransomnews has independently confirmed 9,291 ransomware attacks worldwide between January 2018 and July 2026, tracking incidents only when verified through victim…
222 GitHub Repositories Linked to Fake Go Package Malware Operation
Researchers uncovered 222 GitHub repositories spreading malware through fake Go packages, delivering loaders, stealers, RATs, and cryptominers. Socket’s security research team started with the investigation of a single malicious Go module: github[.]com/kaleidora/dnsub-scanning-tool, which presented itself as a DNS and subdomain…
Former Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Secretly Helping BlackCat Gang
A former ransomware negotiator was sentenced to nearly six years for secretly helping BlackCat extort victims while betraying his clients. A U.S. court sentenced former ransomware negotiator Angelo Martino, 41, to 70 months in prison for conspiring with the BlackCat…
GigaWiper Merges Three Malware Families Into One Destructive Backdoor
Microsoft uncovered GigaWiper, a modular Go backdoor combining three malware families with espionage, remote control, and destructive wiping features. In October 2025, Microsoft’s threat intelligence team identified destructive wiping activity inside compromised environments and traced it to a previously unknown…
INTERPOL Operation First Light Nets 5,811 Arrests and Seizes $293 Million
INTERPOL’s Operation First Light 2026 led to 5,811 arrests, blocked $293M in criminal assets, and disrupted global fraud and money laundering networks. INTERPOL coordinated a four-month operation across 97 countries and territories that ended with 5,811 arrests and the interception…
GodDamn Ransomware Uses PoisonX to Blind Security Software
GodDamn ransomware uses the signed PoisonX driver to disable security tools, marking a more advanced version of the Beast ransomware family. Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team found a new ransomware family called GodDamn that first appeared in the wild on May…
AssuranceAmerica Breach Exposes 7 Million Driver’s Licenses After Employee Account Hack
AssuranceAmerica confirmed a breach exposing nearly 7 million driver’s licenses after hackers compromised an employee account and stole customer data. U.S. auto insurer AssuranceAmerica has confirmed a data breach affecting nearly 7 million people, making it the largest known theft…
Microsoft fixed Defender flaw RoguePlanet (CVE-2026-50656)
Microsoft fixed RoguePlanet (CVE-2026-50656), a Defender flaw allowing local attackers to gain higher privileges through the Malware Protection Engine. Microsoft released security updates for RoguePlanet, a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-50656 (CVSS score of 7.8) affecting the Malware Protection Engine used…