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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 6/17/2025, 5:39:41 PM

Bleeping Computer

12 days ago

Germany fines Vodafone $51 million for privacy, security breaches

The German data protection authority (BfDI) has fined Vodafone GmbH, the telecommunications company's German subsidiary, €45 million ($51.4 million) for privacy and security violations. [...]

The Hacker News

12 days ago

DoJ Seizes 145 Domains Tied to BidenCash Carding Marketplace in Global Takedown

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the seizure of cryptocurrency funds and about 145 clearnet and dark web domains associated with an illicit carding marketplace called BidenCash. "The operators of the BidenCash marketplace use the platform to simplify the process of buying and selling stolen credit cards and associated personal information," the DoJ said. "BidenCash

The Register

12 days ago

HMRC: Crooks broke into 100k accounts, stole £43M from British taxpayer in late 2024

It’s definitely not a cyberattack though! Really! The UK's tax collections agency says cyberbaddies defrauded it of £47 million ($63 million) late last year, but insists the criminal case was not a cyberattack.…

Bleeping Computer

12 days ago

ViLE gang members sentenced for extortion, police portal breach

Two members of a group of cybercriminals named ViLE were sentenced this week for hacking into a federal law enforcement web portal in an extortion scheme. [...]

Dark Reading

12 days ago

Iranian APT 'BladedFeline' Hides in Network for 8 Years

ESET published research on the Iranian APT "BladedFeline," which researchers believe is a subgroup of the cyber-espionage entity APT34.

Bleeping Computer

12 days ago

Interlock ransomware claims Kettering Health breach, leaks stolen data

The Interlock ransomware gang has claimed a recent cyberattack on the Kettering Health healthcare network and leaked data allegedly stolen from breached systems. [...]

The Register

12 days ago

AI kept 15-year-old zombie vuln alive, but its time is drawing near

Researchers have come up with a fix for a path traversal bug first spotted in 2010 A security bug that surfaced fifteen years ago in a public post on GitHub has survived developers' attempts on its life.…

Bleeping Computer

12 days ago

US offers $10M for tips on state hackers tied to RedLine malware

The U.S. Department of State has announced a reward of up to $10 million for any information on government-sponsored hackers with ties to the RedLine infostealer malware operation and its suspected creator, Russian national Maxim Alexandrovich Rudometov. [...]

The Hacker News

12 days ago

Critical Cisco ISE Auth Bypass Flaw Impacts Cloud Deployments on AWS, Azure, and OCI

Cisco has released security patches to address a critical security flaw impacting the Identity Services Engine (ISE) that, if successfully exploited, could allow unauthenticated actors to carry out malicious actions on susceptible systems. The security defect, tracked as CVE-2025-20286, carries a CVSS score of 9.9 out of 10.0. It has been described as a static credential vulnerability. "A

Dark Reading

12 days ago

Cybersecurity Training in Africa Aims to Bolster Professionals' Ranks

The United Nations, Carnegie Mellon University, and private organizations are all aiming to train the next generation of cybersecurity experts, boost economies, and disrupt pipelines to armed groups.