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Google Threat Intelligence Group: Some Scattered Spider Cyber Attacks May Have Actually Been the Work of ShinyHunters

August 5, 2025

The Scattered Spider ransomware gang has been grabbing headlines with a string of bold and high-profile cyber attacks. But researchers with Google's Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) now believe that some of these attacks may have been misattributed, and that the similarly long-tenured ShinyHunters group may have instead been the culprits.

Glowing digital skull showing prompt injection attack on LLMs

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“Man in the Prompt”: New Class of Prompt Injection Attacks Pairs With Malicious Browser Extensions to Issue Secret Commands to LLMs

August 4, 2025

A new theoretical attack described by researchers with LayerX lays out how frighteningly simple it would be for a malicious or compromised browser extension to intercept user chats with LLMs and insert prompt injection attacks designed to exfiltrate data without the target being aware.

Planes on tarmac showing Aeroflot cyber attack

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Aeroflot Airline Cancels Flights After Pro-Ukraine Hacktivist Cyber Attack

August 1, 2025

Aeroflot canceled 54 of its 260 scheduled flights for the day due to the cyber attack, and an undetermined number of others experienced some amount of delay. 22 outbound flights from Moscow were subsequently canceled the following day, along with 31 incoming flights operated by subsidiary Rossiya Airlines.

Hacker typing on keyboard showing data breach of insurance company

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Allianz Life Insurance Data Breach by Scattered Spider Ransomware Gang Impacts 1.4 Million People

July 31, 2025

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life) is notifying 1.4 million customers, financial professionals, and employees of a data breach that leaked their personal information via a third-party CRM platform.

Nuclear missile in silo showing nuclear agency hit by SharePoint vulnerability

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U.S. Nuclear Agency Breached via ToolShell SharePoint Vulnerability Chain

July 30, 2025

A U.S. nuclear agency was among the victims of the SharePoint vulnerability chain, which was exploited to compromise over 54 organizations across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

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Dell Confirms Security Breach After World Leaks Gang Releases 1.3 TB of Data, Company Disputes Claims

July 28, 2025

Dell has confirmed a security breach after the World Leaks ransomware cyber gang leaked 1.3 terabytes of data allegedly stolen from the company’s infrastructure.

Headset on table showing IT help desk in cyber attack

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Clorox Sues Cognizant for Alleged IT Help Desk Failures in 2023 Cyber Attack

July 28, 2025

The massive 2023 cyber attack on Clorox can be traced to a negligent help desk employee at longtime contractor Cognizant, according to a new lawsuit filed by the company. Clorox is seeking a total sum of $380 million for breach of contract, lost sales and reputational damage, with $49 million of that in direct remediation.

UK Houses of Parliament showing ban on ransomware payments for critical infrastructure

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UK Preparing Ban on Ransomware Payments for Public Sector and Critical Infrastructure Orgs

July 28, 2025

Restrictions on ransomware payments have become common for government agencies around the world, but it is still fairly rare to see them extended to the public sector or local levels of government. The new UK rules would additionally require all business types that are not impacted to notify the government.

Bartender making cocktail showing Russian vodka producer ransomware attack

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Russian Vodka Producer Novabev Suffers a Ransomware Attack, Closing 2000 Stores, including WineLab

July 25, 2025

A ransomware attack affecting Russian vodka producer Novabev disrupted its internal IT systems, shutting down over 2,000 liquor stores, including...

Monitor screen with code showing AI vibe coding

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Replit AI Meltdown Trashes Vibe Coding Project Amid Data Wipe, Fake Accounts, and Lies

July 25, 2025

Vibe coding AI Replit put out some bad vibes by hallucinating components that it added to a project on its own, such as a database of 4,000 fictional people, ignored repeated orders, and eventually deleting an entire database.

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Google Threat Intelligence Group: Some Scattered Spider Cyber Attacks May Have Actually Been the Work of ShinyHunters

“Man in the Prompt”: New Class of Prompt Injection Attacks Pairs With Malicious Browser Extensions to Issue Secret Commands to LLMs

Aeroflot Airline Cancels Flights After Pro-Ukraine Hacktivist Cyber Attack

Allianz Life Insurance Data Breach by Scattered Spider Ransomware Gang Impacts 1.4 Million People

U.S. Nuclear Agency Breached via ToolShell SharePoint Vulnerability Chain

Dell Confirms Security Breach After World Leaks Gang Releases 1.3 TB of Data, Company Disputes Claims

UK Preparing Ban on Ransomware Payments for Public Sector and Critical Infrastructure Orgs

Russian Vodka Producer Novabev Suffers a Ransomware Attack, Closing 2000 Stores, including WineLab

Replit AI Meltdown Trashes Vibe Coding Project Amid Data Wipe, Fake Accounts, and Lies

Meta AI Model Joins Hacking Party With Exploit of Third Party Security Vulnerability

AI Agents Turn to Hacking and Deception in AISI Security Tests

Self-Propagating Malware ChainDrop Hits Over 400 NPM Packages in Massive Supply Chain Attack

Russian Hackers Exploit Hotel Wi-Fi Networks to Compromise Microsoft 365 Accounts