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Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2025
WhatsApp disrupted a hacking campaign targeting journalists with Paragon spyware

Meta announced the disruption of a malware campaign via WhatsApp that targeted journalists with the Paragon spyware. Meta announced that discovered and dismantled a malware campaign via WhatsApp that targeted journalists and civil society members with the Paragon spyware (aka Graphite). The hacking campaign targeted 90 users and was disrupted in December, WhatsApp already alerted […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2025
Ransomware attack hit Indian multinational Tata Technologies

Indian multinational technology company Tata Technologies suspended some IT services following a ransomware attack. Indian multinational Tata Technologies, a Tata Motors subsidiary, suspended some IT services following a ransomware attack. The company, which is engaged in product engineering, provides services to automotive and aerospace original equipment manufacturers as well as industrial machinery companies.  As of 2023, the IT giant has over […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2025
A ransomware attack forced New York Blood Center to reschedule appointments

The New York Blood Center faced a ransomware attack on Sunday, forcing the healthcare organization to reschedule appointments. The New York Blood Center suffered a ransomware attack on Sunday, causing appointment rescheduling. The New York Blood Center (NYBC) is a community, nonprofit blood bank based in New York City. The community was established in 1964 […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2025
Contec CMS8000 patient monitors contain a hidden backdoor

The U.S. CISA and the FDA warned of a hidden backdoor in Contec CMS8000 and Epsimed MN-120 patient monitors. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that three flaws in Contec CMS8000 and Epsimed MN-120 patient monitors could endanger patients when connected to the internet. The CMS8000 […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2025
Community Health Center data breach impacted over 1 million patients

Community Health Center (CHC) data breach impacted over 1 million patients in Connecticut, the healthcare provider started notifying them. Community Health Center (CHC) is a leading healthcare provider based in Connecticut, offering primary care, dental, behavioral health, and specialty services. It serves a diverse patient population, focusing on accessible and affordable healthcare, particularly for underserved […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2025
Italy’s data protection authority Garante blocked the DeepSeek AI platform

Italy’s data protection authority Garante blocked the DeepSeek AI service due to insufficient transparency regarding user data process. Italy’s data protection watchdog has blocked Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepSeek ‘s chatbot service within the country, citing a lack of information on its use of users’ personal data. The AI-powered chatbot, recently launched globally, has rapidly gained […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2025
Broadcom fixed information disclosure flaws in VMware Aria Operations

Broadcom patched five flaws in VMware Aria Operations and Aria Operations for Logs that could lead to privilege escalation and credential theft. Broadcom addressed the following vulnerabilities in VMware Aria Operations and Aria Operations for Logs: The above vulnerabilities impact versions 8.x of VMware Aria Operations and VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x, 4.x. VMware Aria Operations […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2025
DeepSeek database exposed highly sensitive information

Chinese AI platform DeepSeek has publicly exposed two databases containing highly sensitive user and backend details. Wiz Research discovered a publicly accessible ClickHouse database belonging to DeepSeek, exposing chat history, secret keys, and backend details. After responsible disclosure, DeepSeek promptly secured the issue. “Within minutes, we found a publicly accessible ClickHouse database linked to DeepSeek, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2025
TeamViewer fixed a vulnerability in Windows client and host applications

TeamViewer has patched a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability affecting its Windows client and host applications. TeamViewer released security patches for a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0065 (CVSS score of 7.8), in its remote access solutions for Windows. The vulnerability is an improper neutralization of argument delimiters in the TeamViewer_service.exe component of TeamViewer […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2025
Operation Talent: An international law enforcement operation seized Cracked, Nulled and other cybercrime websites

An international law enforcement operation targeted several major cybercrime websites, including Cracked, Nulled, Sellix, and StarkRDP.  An international law enforcement operation led by Europol, code-named Operation Talent, dismantled several major cybercrime sites, including Cracked, Nulled, Sellix, and StarkRDP.  The message displayed on the targeted cybercrime websites states that authorities have seized the platforms, along with […]