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1. Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5M Records

   2.5 million people were affected, in a breach that could spell more trouble down the line.

2. Watering Hole Attacks Push ScanBox Keylogger

   Researchers uncover a watering hole attack likely carried out by APT TA423, which attempts to plant the ScanBox JavaScript-based reconnaissance tool.

3. Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms

   Over 130 companies tangled in sprawling phishing campaign that spoofed a multi-factor authentication system.

4. Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise

   Lockbit is by far this summer’s most prolific ransomware group, trailed by two offshoots of the Conti group.

5. Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras

   Tens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed.

6. Twitter Whistleblower Complaint: The TL;DR Version

   Twitter is blasted for security and privacy lapses by the company’s former head of security who alleges the social media giant’s actions amount to a national security risk.

7. Firewall Bug Under Active Attack Triggers CISA Warning

   CISA is warning that Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS is under active attack and needs to be patched ASAP.

8. Fake Reservation Links Prey on Weary Travelers

   Fake travel reservations are exacting more pain from the travel weary, already dealing with the misery of canceled flights and overbooked hotels.

9. iPhone Users Urged to Update to Patch 2 Zero-Days

   Separate fixes to macOS and iOS patch respective flaws in the kernel and WebKit that can allow threat actors to take over devices and are under attack.

10. Google Patches Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of the Year

    An insufficient validation input flaw, one of 11 patched in an update this week, could allow for arbitrary code execution and is under active attack.