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Monday, 1 September 2025

Data Breaches Digest - Week 36 2025

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 1st September and 7th September 2025.


2nd September

Hackers Threaten Google with Ultimatum Following Data Breach Warning

1st September

Alleged Sale of Chinese Government Network Access Surfaces Online

Amazon disrupts Russian APT29 hackers targeting Microsoft 365

Amazon Disrupts Russian APT29 Watering Hole Targeting Microsoft Authentication

Amazon Stops Russian APT29 Watering Hole Attack Exploiting Microsoft Auth

Android Droppers Now Deliver SMS Stealers and Spyware, Not Just Banking Trojans

AT&T Allegedly Breached – Threat Actor Claims Live Access to Core Infrastructure of 24 Million Subscribers

Beware Of Efimer Trojans Targeting Organizations With Phishing Emails

Boards are being told to rethink their role in cybersecurity

Credit Bureau TransUnion Hit With Data Breach Affecting 4.4 Million People

Cybersecurity signals: Connecting controls and incident outcomes

Cyble Report Warns of Rising Ransomware Threats in India, Asia

Data breach at Clinical Diagnostics bigger than anticipated, 850K patients affected

ESET discovers PromptLock, the first AI-powered ransomware

Fake DocuSign emails spoof Apple Pay charges

Fresh AT&T data breach could impact 24M users, hackers claim

From MFA Adoption to Phishing Resilience: Your Hybrid Work Security Metrics Playbook

Global Hotels on Alert: Hackers Hijack Google Ads to Steal Hotel Logins in New Cyberattack

Google Sends Out Urgent Warning: 2.5 Billion Gmail Users Exposed

GPS jamming attack hits President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen’s plane, Russia suspected

Hacker suspected of trying to cheat his way into university is arrested in Spain

Hackers Abuse Legitimate Email Marketing Platforms to Disguise Malicious Links

Hackers are also going back to school - major campaign hijacks Google Classroom to hit targets

Hackers are using fake Zoom or Microsoft Teams invites to spy on all your workplace activity

Hackers Exploit Email Marketing Platforms to Deliver Hidden Malware

Hackers Exploit Google Classroom in Global Phishing Attack on 13,500 Organizations

High-Risk SQLi Flaw Exposes WordPress Memberships Plugin Users

Homeland Security Purges Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) IT Department Over Cybersecurity Breach

How AI is Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity for Business in 2025

India Remains Among Top Targets Of Global Ransomware Groups

Kaspersky warns of phishing through fake university login pages targeting academia

Lotte Card confirms hacking attempt but denies data breach or ransomware infection

Major data breach at US credit card giant leaves millions of Americans at risk

Morocco Warns Gmail Users After Major Data Leak

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) stumbles upon new malware campaign involving PDF editors and manual finders

New Large-Scale Phishing Attacks Targets Hotelier Via Ads to Gain Access to Property Management Tools

North Korea’s APT37 deploys RokRAT in new phishing campaign against academics

North Korea’s ScarCruft Targets Academics With RokRAT Malware

Orange adds SMS safeguards after Belgian data breach

Phishing Campaign Exploits Ads to Breach Hotel Property Management Systems

Play Ransomware Allegedly Breaches All States Materials Group, Vanderpool Construction, Juggernaut, and Arboris

Qilin Ransomware Allegedly Breaches Biotechnology Firm PathoQuest, Leaks 147GB of Data

Ransomware attack on IT supplier disrupts hundreds of Swedish municipalities

Ransomware Attack on Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Office Disrupts Court Cases

Ransomware attack targeting Pennsylvania attorney general leads to case delays, takes down some critical internal systems

Ransomware attacks surge across Asia: Cyble warns India’s critical sectors at risk

Report Details How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting AI for Extortion, Fraud, and Ransomware

Russia 'sabotages European leader's plane in cyber attack'

Russian cyber attack forces down EU chief's plane

Salesloft Attacks Target Google Workspace

Santa Fe County Government Website Source Code Allegedly Leaked Online

ScarCruft Uses RokRAT Malware in Operation HanKook Phantom Targeting South Korean Academics

Silver Fox Exploits Signed Drivers to Deploy ValleyRAT Backdoor

South Korea: Banks ramp up AI defenses as government moves to make them liable for voice phishing losses

South Korea to tackle phishing crimes as annual losses reach $575 million

South Korean banks enhance AI defenses to combat voice phishing

Supply-chain attack hits Zscaler via Salesloft Drift, leaking customer info

The UK Government under pressure over secret data breach review

Threat actor profile: Interlock ransomware

UK Government Leads Global Fight Against Ransomware with Public Sector Payment Ban

Western Sydney University provides update after 10,000 hacked in cyber incidents

What a hacker attack! President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen’s plane was the victim of an Electronic Warfare (EW) attack

WhatsApp Patches Zero-Day, Zero-Click Flaw

WhatsApp urges all iPhone users to download 'critical' update to avoid cyber attack

When Browsers Become the Attack Surface: Rethinking Security for Scattered Spider

Zscaler data breach exposes customer info after Salesloft Drift compromise