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Welcome to this week's Data Breaches Digest, a catalogue of links concerning Data Breaches and Cyber Security that were published on the Internet during the period between 4th August and 10th August 2025.4th August
17% of Nigerian Computer Users Affected by Cyber Crime in 2025
75% of UK business leaders are willing to risk criminal penalties to pay ransoms
75% of UK businesses would break a ransomware payment ban, says research
A New Email Scam Is Shockingly Realistic, Here's Everything You Need To Know About Protecting Yourself
A shortcut to malware: cyber pros warn of hackers dropping backdoors via LNK files
AI Helps Cut South Africa’s Data Breach Costs by 17% in 2025
AI-enabled cybersecurity lowers South African data breach costs
Allianz Life hit with class action after major July data breach
Antalya Veterinary Doctors Association Allegedly Breached
Average global data breach cost now $4.44 million
Bitdefender Warns Users to Update Dahua Cameras Over Critical Flaws
Cloud Intrusions Skyrocket in 2025
CloudFlare Warns Of Alarming Link-Wrapping Exploit To Steal Microsoft 365 Logins
Companies Go Bankrupt Due to Ransomware! Einhaus Group Shuts Down, Serving as a Warning to Everyone
Cybercriminals Exploit Proofpoint Tools in 2025 Phishing Campaign
D4rk4rmy Ransomware Allegedly Breaches Casino de Monte-Carlo and Big Rock Resort
Data Breaches in the US Impacted Over 165 Million in H1 2025
Dell Technologies Allegedly Hit by Massive 1.3 TB Data Breach
Department of Justice (DOJ) report says Sinaloa cartel hacker tracked FBI official, used surveillance to find informants
FBI uncovers rising phone scams tricking Americans into installing apps that steal financial data
French Telecom Orange Disclosed Suffering A Cyberattack
German phone repair business collapses following 2023 ransomware attack
Hacked Crimean servers reveal information about abducted children, Ukraine says
Hacker claims breach of Nokia internal network, leaks data of over 94,000 employees
Hacker Group Exposes Use of Rotten Ingredients by Israeli Food Giant
Hacker hits CrediX for $200K after $2.64M flash loan exploit on Sonic chain
Hacker infighting exposes Qilin ransomware affiliate panel
Hackers Bypass Microsoft’s 2FA in New Phishing Campaign
Hackers leak Aeroflot CEO data after cyber attack forces flight cancellations
Highlands Oncology data breach exposes information of over 110,000 individuals
How a hacker pulled off the largest Bitcoin hack in 2020, now worth $14 billion
IBM Highlights AI Security Issues in 2025 Data Breach Report
Inside Storm-2603: The Ransomware Operator Behind ToolShell’s Shadow
Interlock Ransomware Employs ClickFix Technique to Run Malicious Commands on Windows Machines
Interlock Ransomware Uses ClickFix Exploit to Execute Malicious Commands on Windows
Iranian Government Portal Allegedly Breached
KELA Reveals Over 3,600 Ransomware Victims and 2.67 Million Infostealer Infections in the First Half of 2025
Kimsuky APT Continues Targeting South Korea with Official-Looking Phishing Lures
LegalPwn Attack Tricks GenAI Tools Into Misclassifying Malware as Safe Code
Local Government Cybersecurity: Why Municipal Systems Need Extra Protection
Lynx Ransomware Allegedly Breaches Clean Energy Firm Frontline Bioenergy
Maine Healthcare Company Suffers Major Data Breach
Malaysia: Hacker claims massive data theft from ministries, government agencies
Man-in-the-Middle Attack Prevention Guide
Microsoft and Google Among Most Affected as Zero Day Exploits Jump 46%
More ransomware spotted being deployed against vulnerable SharePoint servers
Mozilla flags phishing wave aimed at hijacking trusted Firefox add-ons
Mozilla Issues Warning on Phishing Campaign Targeting Add-on Developer Accounts
Mozilla warns Firefox extension developers of active phishing campaign
Mozilla warns of phishing attacks targeting add-on developers
Mozilla Warns of Phishing Attacks Targeting Add-on Developers Accounts
Mozilla warns of phishing targeting add-on developers
Multi-Job Hustles Expose Workers to Higher Cybersecurity Risks
New Data Breach Notification Requirements in Oklahoma
New Phishing campaign hides malicious links in Proofpoint and Intermedia link wrappers
New 'Plague' PAM Backdoor Exposes Critical Linux Systems to Silent Credential Theft
Non-Human Identities (NHIs) Continue to Outpace Human Identities and Bump Up Security Risk
North Korean spies posing as remote workers have infiltrated hundreds of companies, says CrowdStrike
Novel attack framework leveraged by Storm-2603 threat operation
Ohio sets new cybersecurity rules for local governments, including public approval of ransomware payments
Operational Technology (OT) cyber security at the target of ransomware. How one mistake leads to production paralysis
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) data breach results in defamation lawsuit
Pi-hole Data Breach Exposes Donor Emails Through WordPress Plugin Flaw
PlayPraetor Android Trojan Infects 11,000+ Devices via Fake Google Play Pages and Meta Ads
Pro-Ukrainian hackers claim cyberattack on Aeroflot, leak CEO’s flight data
Qilin Ransomware Group Allegedly Breaches US Industrial Supplier Aggressive Air Compressor & Co
Ransomware Attack on Highlands Oncology Exposes Data of Over 113,000 Patients
Ransomware attacks: The evolving extortion threat to US financial institutions
Ransomware gangs join attacks targeting Microsoft SharePoint servers
Ransomware group targets SharePoint zero-day
Ransomware Is Targeting Nonprofits: Why Risk a Disaster When Protection Is Affordable?
Rise in personal data breach reports on the Isle of Man amid increased awareness efforts
Scattered Spider Intensifies Cyber Onslaught with New Tactics and Ransomware Deployment
ShadowSyndicate Infrastructure Used by Multiple Ransomware Groups Including Cl0p, LockBit and RansomHub
SharePoint zero-days harnessed for ransomware deployment
Singapore leads world in ransomware-linked regulatory threats
SonicWall firewalls targeted in ransomware attacks, possibly via zero-day
SonicWall VPNs are being targeted by a new zero-day in ransomware attacks
SonicWall VPNs Targeted in Akira Ransomware Surge Using Suspected Zero-Day Exploits
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) And eMedia Experience Massive Cyber Attack
St. Paul extends emergency amid cyberattack: experts plead caution
Tax authority of Curacao expects to be back in business today after ransomware attack
Tea App Remains a Lifeline for Women Despite Data Breach Controversy
Tea App Temporarily Disables Messaging System After Major Data Breach
The Qantas data breach: Lessons in third-party risk
The Ransomware Nightmare Gets Worse: “We Know Where Your Kids Live.” The New Frontier of Cybercrime
The surprising truth about identity security confidence
The Wild West of Shadow IT
Uncovered historic Bitcoin (BTC) heist might be behind shutdown of bitcoin mining pool
Uptick in Akira Ransomware Actors Targeting SonicWall VPNs
US becomes ransomware capital of the world as attacks rise by almost 150 percent
Vietnamese Hackers Use PXA Stealer, Hit 4,000 IPs and Steal 200,000 Passwords Globally
Web-Based AI Usage Surge Shifts Global Internet Traffic Patterns
