Pierluigi Paganini
July 01, 2025
Germany asked Google and Apple to remove DeepSeek AI from their app stores, citing GDPR violations over unlawful data collection and transfers to China. The Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection requested Google and Apple to remove the DeepSeek AI app from their app stores due to GDPR violations. On May 6, 2025, Berlin’s Data Protection Commissioner […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 01, 2025
Europol busted a crypto scam ring that laundered €460M from 5,000+ victims. Operation Borrelli involved Spain, the U.S., France, and Estonia. Europol has taken down a massive cryptocurrency fraud ring that scammed over 5,000 people worldwide, laundering around €460 million ($540 million). The international operation, dubbed Operation Borrelli, began in 2023 and was led by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 01, 2025
U.S. warns of rising Iranian cyber threats exploiting outdated software and weak passwords, with attacks likely to escalate due to recent events. U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies warn of rising cyber threats from Iranian state-linked hackers, expected to escalate. These actors typically exploit outdated software, known vulnerabilities, and weak or default passwords on internet-connected systems. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 30, 2025
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Citrix NetScaler vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Citrix NetScaler vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6543, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CVE-2025-6543 (CVSS score of 9.2) is a memory overflow vulnerability in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 30, 2025
Canada bans Hikvision over national security concerns, ordering the company to stop operations and barring its tech from government use. Canada ordered Chinese surveillance firm Hikvision to cease all operations in the country, citing national security concerns. Minister MĂ©lanie Joly announced the decision after a security review found vendor’s activities could pose a threat. Canada […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 30, 2025
Denmark plans to let citizens copyright their face, body, and voice to combat deepfakes under a new law strengthening personal digital rights. Denmark plans to amend its copyright law to give individuals rights over their body, face, and voice, to combat AI-generated deepfakes. Believed to be the first law of its kind in Europe, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 30, 2025
A ransomware attack on grocery giant Ahold Delhaize led to a data breach that affected more than 2.2 million people. A ransomware attack on Dutch grocery giant Ahold Delhaize has led to a data breach affecting over 2.2 million people. Ahold Delhaize is a Dutch-Belgian multinational retail and wholesale holding company. Its name comes from the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 29, 2025
Facebook asks users to allow “cloud processing” to access phone photos for AI-generated collages and recaps, even if not uploaded. Meta-owned Facebook is prompting users to enable “cloud processing” to access photos from their phones, even those not uploaded. If users opt into “cloud processing,” Facebook will continuously upload media to its servers and use […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 29, 2025
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Ransomware Gangs Collapse as Qilin Seizes Control Dissecting a Python Ransomware distributed through GitHub repositories SparkKitty, SparkCat’s little brother: A new Trojan spy found in the App Store and Google Play Uncovering a Tor-Enabled Docker Exploit […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 29, 2025
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. The FBI warns that Scattered Spider is now targeting the airline sector LapDogs: China-nexus hackers Hijack […]
