Secret Service telecom takedown in New York - seized SIM servers and cards

Secret Service Dismantles Major Telecom Threat Targeting New York City

The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a massive telecom threat in New York City, seizing 100,000 SIM cards and 300 servers hidden across abandoned apartments. Authorities say the “imminent” campaign, discovered before the UN Assembly, could have crippled cellular services, government operations, and emergency systems. Investigators believe foreign threat actors used the network for covert communication with criminal enterprises

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VMware Tools and Aria zero-day exploit granting root access

VMware Tools & Aria Zero-Day Exploited for Root Access

Security researchers have identified a critical zero-day flaw (CVE-2025-41244) affecting VMware Tools and VMware Aria. The bug enables local privilege escalation to root, a dangerous step in potential exploitation chains. The issue lies in service discovery mechanisms built into VMware, which allow guest and management systems to interact. Attackers are abusing this trust to escalate…

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