A week in security (August 11 – August 17)

August 15, 2025 – A cybercriminal was found selling scanned IDs that were stolen from guests at Italian hotels on underground forums, warned CERT-AGID.

August 15, 2025 – National Public Data has changed ownership. Does this mean your personal information has changed hands too?

August 14, 2025 – Four men from Ghana were extradited for their alleged role in stealing more than $100 million through romance scams and BEC.

August 14, 2025 – Scammers are sending out fake Netflix job offers to get control of Facebook accounts.

August 13, 2025 – In the August 2025 patch Tuesday round Microsoft fixed a total of 111 Microsoft vulnerabilities, some of which are very important.