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Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2025
Authorities released free decryptor for Phobos and 8base ransomware

Japanese police released a free decryptor for Phobos and 8Base ransomware, letting victims recover files without paying ransom. Japanese authorities released a free decryptor for Phobos and 8Base ransomware, allowing victims to recover files without paying. Japanese police released the free decryptor for ransomware families, which was likely built using intel from a recent gang […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2025
Anne Arundel Dermatology data breach impacts 1.9 million people

Hackers breached Anne Arundel Dermatology systems for three months, potentially exposing personal and health data of 1.9 million people. Anne Arundel Dermatology is a physician-owned and managed dermatology group headquartered in Maryland, founded over 50 years ago. It’s one of the largest dermatology providers in the Mid‑Atlantic and Southeastern United States, operating more than 100 […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2025
LameHug: first AI-Powered malware linked to Russia’s APT28

LameHug malware uses AI to create data-theft commands on infected Windows systems. Ukraine links it to the Russia-nexus APT28 group. Ukrainian CERT-UA warns of a new malware strain dubbed LameHug that uses a large language model (LLM) to generate commands to be executed on compromised Windows systems. Ukrainian experts attribute the malware to the Russia-linked […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2025
Broadcom patches critical VMware flaws exploited at Pwn2Own Berlin 2025

VMware patched flaws disclosed during the Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 hacking contest, where researchers earned $340,000 for exploiting them. Broadcom four vulnerabilities in VMware products demonstrated at Pwn2Own Berlin 2025. White hat hackers earned over $340,000 for VMware exploits, including $150,000 awarded to STARLabs SG for using an integer overflow flaw to compromise VMware ESXi. Below […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2025
Stormous Ransomware gang targets North Country HealthCare, claims 600K patient data stolen

Ransomware group Stormous claims it stole data from 600,000 North Country HealthCare patients across 14 sites in northern Arizona. The Stormous ransomware gang claims it has stolen personal and health data belonging to 600,000 patients from health provider North Country HealthCare. North Country HealthCare is a nonprofit, federally qualified health center (FQHC) based in northern […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2025
United Natural Foods Expects $400M revenue impact from June cyber attack

United Natural Foods Projects (UNFI) expects a $350–$400M sales hit from a June cyberattack, with $50–$60M in net income impact. United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), the main distributor for Amazon’s Whole Foods, said the June 2025 cyberattack will slash its fiscal 2025 sales by $350 to $400 million. United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) is a Providence, Rhode […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2025
Cisco patches critical CVE-2025-20337 bug in Identity Services Engine with CVSS 10 Severity

Cisco warns of CVE-2025-20337, a critical ISE flaw (CVSS 10) allowing remote code execution with root privileges. Cisco addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20337 (CVSS score of 10), in Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco Identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC). An attacker could trigger the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2025
UNC6148 deploys Overstep malware on SonicWall devices, possibly for ransomware operations

UNC6148 targets SonicWall devices with Overstep malware, using a backdoor and rootkit for data theft, extortion, or ransomware. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group warns that a threat actor tracked as UNC6148 has been targeting SonicWall SMA appliances with new malware dubbed Overstep. Active since at least October 2024, the group uses a backdoor and user-mode rootkit […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2025
Operation Eastwood disrupted operations of pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16)

International law enforcement operation disrupted the activities of the pro-Russia hacking group NoName057(16). European and U.S. authorities disrupted the activities of the pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16) in Operation Eastwood. “Between 14 and 17 July, a joint international operation, known as Eastwood and coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, targeted the cybercrime network NoName057(16). Law enforcement and […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2025
Salt Typhoon breach: Chinese APT compromises U.S. Army National Guard network

China-linked APT Salt Typhoon breached a U.S. Army National Guard unit’s network, accessed configs, and intercepted communications with other units. A DoD report warns that China-nexus hacking group Salt Typhoon breached a U.S. state’s Army National Guard network from March to December 2024. The APT stole network configs, admin credentials, and data exchanged with units […]