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Ransomware Attacks (48h)
- krybit — 6 victims: prohealth.sg (SG, healthcare 🚨), South Africa (×2), Nigeria, France (local gov), Mexico
- qilin — 9 victims: Asset Flooring Group (AU), Mairie de Drancy (FR, gov 🚨), Wire Products, Saturday Evening Post, Commercial Furniture Interiors, Pointe Property Group (US), Dienst Pack Systems (DE), Ceragres (CA), Intertrust Australia
- incransom — ecfa.org (US), Quantinuum (US, quantum computing ⚠️)
- play — The Butcher Brothers, Sigma Plastics Group, Cambridge Management (US)
- thegentlemen — Philippine Savings Bank (PH, financial)
- SilentRansomGroup — Moses & Singer law firm (US)
- Global Secret Group — Vernon & Waldrep (US)
- CRPxO — Encore Enterprises (US)
Round Up Security News
- COLDCARD Wallet RNG Flaw Linked to $88M Bitcoin Theft — Confirmed hardware RNG flaw in COLDCARD wallets believed to be the root cause of an 88 million dollar Bitcoin theft. Immediate action warranted for COLDCARD users and Bitcoin custody operators.
- Rogue Police Abuse Flock Safety ALPR Network for Stalking — Officers misusing Flock's nationwide automated licence plate reader infrastructure for personal surveillance. Serious misuse of law enforcement data access.
- California DROP Law Now Enforceable — California's data deletion request framework became enforceable August 1st. US-facing services must now honour deletion requests from California residents.
Today's Picks
- worldmonitor — Open-source real-time global intelligence dashboard with AI-powered news aggregation and geopolitical monitoring.
- Exploits Were Never the Point — Essay arguing that technical exploitation is often a distraction from the true objectives of adversaries.