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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...

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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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Microsoft Releases Emergency Updates Amid Active Exploitation of SharePoint Zero-Day Vulnerability Chain

July 25, 2025

Microsoft has released security patches for the zero-day vulnerability chain dubbed ToolShell, capable of remote code execution on SharePoint, resulting in the exploitation of at least 54 organizations worldwide.

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Luxury Brand Louis Vuitton Suffers a Multi-Country Cyber Attack that Leaked Personal Data

July 23, 2025

Luxury brand Louis Vuitton has suffered a cyber attack attributed to ShinyHunters across South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Sweden, leaking personal data.

Access granted message on screen showing Russian malware with LLM

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Russian Malware Found Using LLM To Issue Real-Time Commands

July 23, 2025

A new Russia-based family of malware has been observed using a large language model (LLM) to issue commands on compromised systems in real time, which can potentially improve attacker capability by allowing them to shift tactics during an attack without having to introduce new payloads.

Smartphone with Facebook app showing Cambridge Analytica suit by Meta shareholders over FTC fines

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Cambridge Analytica Scandal Suit Settled; Meta Shareholders Had Filed for $8 Billion Over FTC Fines

July 22, 2025

A class action suit brought by Meta shareholders that sought $8 billion from its current and former leaders has been settled. The suit was filed as recompense for the $5 billion in fines and added legal costs the company was hit with over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.”

China flag on chip showing Chinese state-sponsored hackers

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New DHS Memo Reveals Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Compromised Army National Guard for Much of 2024

July 21, 2025

The Salt Typhoon state-sponsored hackers were able to maintain a footing in a state National Guard unit for nine months and use this position to intercept traffic from other national guard networks in all 50 states as well as at least four US territories.

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Data Leak Prompted Secret Relocation of Thousands of Afghans to the UK

July 21, 2025

Concerns about reprisal by the Taliban prompted the UK government to secretly grant asylum to thousands of Afghans and allow them to immigrate to the country, in the wake of a 2022 data leak by the Ministry of Defence.

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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

Microsoft Releases Emergency Updates Amid Active Exploitation of SharePoint Zero-Day Vulnerability Chain

Luxury Brand Louis Vuitton Suffers a Multi-Country Cyber Attack that Leaked Personal Data

Russian Malware Found Using LLM To Issue Real-Time Commands

Cambridge Analytica Scandal Suit Settled; Meta Shareholders Had Filed for $8 Billion Over FTC Fines

New DHS Memo Reveals Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Compromised Army National Guard for Much of 2024

Data Leak Prompted Secret Relocation of Thousands of Afghans to the UK

Security flaw in Microsoft’s Analytics Platform Titan Exposes 17 Trillion Records

Meta Muse AI Assistant’s Zero-Day Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Inject Malware

New Disclosure of “Meddling” OpenAI Agents Includes Attacks on UN and US Government Websites

ShinyHunters Hacks the FBI in a Security Breach Exposing Personal Information of 38,000 People