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Nevada remains two days into a cyberattack that began early Sunday, disrupting government websites, phone systems, and online platforms, and forcing all state offices to close on Monday. The impact of the attack was first felt on Sunday morning, with the Governor’s Technology Office stating that a ‘network issue’ began around 1:52 AM PT, affecting the state’s IT systems. The …

City systems are down across St. Paul in response to a cyberattack, shutting down computers at city libraries and pools, and knocking out online payment systems. Systems were shut down on Monday to prevent the spread of an attack that started late Friday. It is not yet clear why St. Paul was attacked, officials said, or what data might be …

Hackers have stolen personal information of a majority of insurance firm Allianz Life’s 1.4 million customers in North America, its parent company said. “On July 16, 2025, a malicious threat actor gained access to a third-party, cloud-based CRM system used by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life),” Allianz said in a statement to the BBC. The German …

U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life has confirmed to TechCrunch that hackers stole the personal information of the “majority” of its customers, financial professionals, and employees during a mid-July data breach. When reached by TechCrunch, Allianz Life spokesperson Brett Weinberg confirmed the breach. “On July 16, 2025, a malicious threat actor gained access to a third-party, cloud-based CRM system used by …

Microsoft cyberattack expands: Ransomware deployed, South African Treasury hit (MSFT:NASDAQ)  Seeking Alpha Microsoft says some SharePoint server hackers now using ransomware  Reuters Disrupting active exploitation of on-premises SharePoint vulnerabilities  Microsoft Microsoft Hack Hits Hundreds of Firms, Agencies as Damage Spreads  Yahoo Finance ToolShell: An all-you-can-eat buffet for threat actors  WeLiveSecurity Source link

Microsoft Server Software Comes Under Widespread Cyberattack (MSFT)  Bloomberg.com Global hack on Microsoft product hits U.S., state agencies, researchers say  The Washington Post Microsoft Alerts Firms to Server Software Attack  The Wall Street Journal Microsoft Releases Urgent Patch for SharePoint RCE Flaw Exploited in Ongoing Cyber Attacks  The Hacker News Microsoft alerts businesses, governments to server software attack  Reuters Source link

In a major breakthrough for cybersecurity, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Tuesday (July 15) that the company’s AI agent, Big Sleep, successfully identified and thwarted a cyber exploit before it could be deployed — a first-of-its-kind achievement for artificial intelligence in threat prevention. “New from our security teams: Our AI agent Big Sleep helped us detect and foil an …