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Serious Vulnerability in Windows Systems: Here’s How an Attacker Can Gain Complete Control of Your PC
A severe security vulnerability has been discovered in MSI Center, a widely used software on Windows systems. This flaw, classified as CVE-2024-37726 and with a CVSS score of 7.8 (high), allows a low-privileged attacker to gain complete control of the system. Privilege escalation refers to

Medusa Ransomware claims responsibility for the attack on Harry Perkins Institute
On July 3, 2024, the Australian research institute Harry Perkins was the victim of a ransomware attack claimed by MEDUSA on their official DLS. More than 4.6 Terabytes of CCTV recordings inside the main building are the data being held

A new potential data breach has exposed sensitive information of 70,000 users of the French amusement park Bol D’Air on BreachForum
Fresh Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Information of French Amusement Park Bol D’Air on BreachForum. Currently, we are unable to accurately confirm the veracity of the breach, as no press release has been issued on the official website regarding the incident.

Potential Data Breach: Sensitive Indonesian Data for Sale on Dark Web
A recent alert in information security landscape has been issued: a threat actor has announced the sale of the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of Indonesia (Kejaksaan Agung Republik Indonesia) database on a well-known dark web forum. The Attorney General’s Office

Threat Actors Post Tennis Tournament Data Breach in Israel
Recently, a threat actor in an underground forum published an alleged data breach. This breach is claimed to have compromised the personal information of thousands of participants and instructors involved in a tennis tournament in Israel. The data includes sensitive

Threat Actors Post Data Breach of SD Biosensor Healthcare Private Limited
A member of BreachForums recently reported a significant data breach involving SD Biosensor Healthcare Private Limited, a company specializing in medical diagnostics. This breach has exposed sensitive information belonging to thousands of individuals. Details of the Breach The breach affected

Israeli Air Force Data Sale: A Suspected Leak Puts Sensitive Information at Risk
Pietro Melillo - November 2nd, 2024
Recently, a cyber threat actor known as EagleStrike posted an announcement on a dark web forum, claiming to possess confidential data concerning the Israeli Air Force (IAF). According to the...

IBM Hacked? Threat Actor ‘888’ Reveals Thousands of Employees’ Data Leak!
Luca Galuppi - October 31st, 2024
Recently, the notorious Threat Actor, identified by the nickname 888 , claimed to have breached IBM systems and stolen personal data belonging to the company's employees. The leak, dated October 2024, allegedly resulted in the compromise...

Fortinet Issues Bulletin for Critical 9.8 Bug on FortiManager under Active Exploitation
Redazione RHC - October 24th, 2024
Recently, Fortinet disclosed a critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-47575, affecting FortiManager. This is a missing authentication vulnerability for critical functions [CWE-306] in the FortiManager fgfmd daemon, which could allow an...

US Elections and psy-ops: main threats come from Digital Echo Chambers and erosion of trust in democratic processes
Olivia Terragni - October 22nd, 2024
On November 5th, 2024, the next President and Vice President of the United States of America will be elected, as well as 1/3 of the U.S. Senators and all 435...
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