Microsoft discloses ‘the mother of all’ vulnerability loads, tripling June’s previous record

The company forewarned customers and defenders that a flood of defects would be uncovered by AI. It delivered with a striking exponential increase.

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Officials once again warn defenders that Russian hackers are targeting network devices

State-sponsored attackers are targeting critical infrastructure networks in defense, communications, energy, finance, government and health care.

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Armenian national pleads guilty to Ryuk ransomware attacks

Karen Vardanyan faces up to 15 years in federal prison and agreed to pay nearly $1.2 million in restitution.

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Former DigitalMint ransomware negotiator who duped clients sentenced to 70 months in jail

Angelo Martino exploited his insider position and fed confidential information to ransomware co-conspirators to extort a combined $75.3 million from five U.S.-based victims.

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Interpol cybercrime crackdown nets 5,800 arrests across 97 countries

The anti-fraud crackdown, dubbed Operation First Light, identified more than 142,000 victims of various social-engineering scams.

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764 splinter group leader sentenced to 40 years in jail

Alexis Chavez coerced multiple girls to commit self harm and produce child sexual abuse material for notoriety in a sprawling violent extremist collective affiliated with the Com.

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Spain arrests suspected hacker linked to Russian hacktivist campaign

Authorities didn’t name the man or file formal charges, but accuse him of participating in attacks linked to Cyber Army of Russia Reborn and NoName.

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Suspected Chinese espionage group used a Roundcube exploit chain to burrow into universities

Proofpoint researchers said attackers targeted physics and engineering departments, and warn that the campaign is likely ongoing.

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Sysdig clocks first documented case of agentic ransomware

The AI agent didn’t accomplish every step in the late June 2026 attack, but it allowed the threat actor to significantly reduce complexity, speed up the tempo and gain operational advantages.

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Alleged longstanding member of Scattered Spider extradited to US

Peter Stokes boasted on social media about the luxurious globetrotting life he enjoyed while he was still a child.

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