Italy Bans Chinese DeepSeek AI Over Data Privacy and Ethical Concerns 

Italy’s data protection watchdog has blocked Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepSeek’s service within the country, citing a lack of information on its use of users’ personal data. 

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/italy-bans-chinese-deepseek-ai-over.html
 

Casio UK online store hacked to steal customer credit cards 

Casio UK’s e-shop at casio.co.uk was hacked to include malicious scripts that stole credit card and customer information between January 14 and 24, 2025. 

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/casio-uk-online-store-hacked-to-steal-customer-credit-cards/
 

GrubHub data breach impacts customers, drivers, and merchants 

Food delivery company GrubHub disclosed a data breach impacting the personal information of an undisclosed number of customers, merchants, and drivers after attackers breached its systems using a service provider account. 

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/grubhub-data-breach-impacts-customers-drivers-and-merchants/
 

DeepSeek AI tools impersonated by infostealer malware on PyPI 

Threat actors are taking advantage of the rise in popularity of the DeepSeek to promote two malicious infostealer packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI), where they impersonated developer tools for the AI platform. 

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/deepseek-ai-tools-impersonated-by-infostealer-malware-on-pypi/
 

OpenAI Data Breach: Threat Actor Allegedly Claims 20 Million Logins for Sale 

A threat actor has allegedly obtained the login information for 20 million OpenAI accounts, including passwords and email addresses. 

Source: https://cybersecuritynews.com/openai-alleged-data-breach/
 

Indian tech giant Tata Technologies hit by ransomware attack 

Tata Technologies Ltd. had to suspend some of its IT services following a ransomware attack that impacted the company network. 

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/indian-tech-giant-tata-technologies-hit-by-ransomware-attack/
 

Globe Life data breach may impact an additional 850,000 clients 

Insurance giant Globe Life finished the investigation into the data breach it suffered last June and says that the incident may have impacted an additional 850,000 customers. 

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/globe-life-data-breach-may-impact-an-additional-850-000-clients/
 

Mizuno USA says hackers stayed in its network for two months 

Mizuno USA, a subsidiary of Mizuno Corporation, one of the world’s largest sporting goods manufacturers, confirmed in data breach notification letters that unknown attackers stole files from its network between August and October 2024. 

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mizuno-usa-says-hackers-stayed-in-its-network-for-two-months/
 

Google says hackers abuse Gemini AI to empower their attacks 

Multiple state-sponsored groups are experimenting with the AI-powered Gemini assistant from Google to increase productivity and to conduct research on potential infrastructure for attacks or for reconnaissance on targets. 

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-says-hackers-abuse-gemini-ai-to-empower-their-attacks/
 

New Malware Campaign Mimicking Tax Agencies Attacking Financial Organizations 

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign exploiting tax season to target financial organizations and individuals globally. 

Source: https://cybersecuritynews.com/new-malware-campaign-mimic-tax-agencies/
  

 

  

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