What'd I Miss? July 4-6, 2025
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This Information Security and Data Privacy news roundup includes items from Friday through Sunday, so that you can hit the ground running on Monday morning.
These news roundups are not comprehensive and focus on news that may have been overlooked or under reported, and from lesser-known sources like local press.
This Sherpa Intelligence newsletter is curated by Tracy Z. Maleeff (aka InfoSecSherpa) and is just the tip of the iceberg of the research, OSINT, and information security research services we provide.
Friday, July 4 - Sunday, July 6, 2025
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Friday, July 4th
Hunters International Ransomware Gang Rebrands as World Leaks
(Hack Read)
- A prominent ransomware-as-a-service group ‘Hunters International’ has officially declared its shutdown, effective today, July 4, 2025. Active for approximately two years, and speculated to be a revival or successor to the notorious Hive Ransomware (dismantled by global law enforcement in January 2023 after extorting over $100 million), Hunters International gained notoriety for its double extortion tactics.Space ISAC warns of heightened cyber threats, GNSS interference in new threat assessment
(Industrial Cyber)
- The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) issued a TLP: CLEAR public update on its threat level assessment. Increased targeting, proliferation of hacktivism and geopolitically motivated attacks, and social engineering TTPs increase efficacy of initial access were among some of the factors that are commensurate with the specified criteria for Level 3: High.Swiss Government’s Ransomware Attack Impacts Numerous Departments, Hacker Leaks Terabytes for Free
(CPO Magazine)
- The Swiss government has disclosed that numerous federal departments were the victims of a ransomware attack stemming from a third-party partner, resulting in the exfiltration of sensitive personal information. The government states that malicious actors breached Radix systems, stole data, and leaked it on the dark web.
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Saturday, July 5th
Ingram Micro says identified ransomware on certain of its internal systems
(Reuters)
- The Irvine, California-based company also launched an investigation with the assistance of leading cybersecurity experts and notified law enforcement.Massive spike in use of .es domains for phishing abuse
(The Register)
- Cybersecurity experts are reporting a 19x increase in malicious campaigns being launched from .es domains, making it the third most common, behind only .com and .ru.Police in Brazil arrest a suspect over $100M banking hack
(TechXplore)
- The breach affected Brazil's widely used instant payment system, known as PIX, which is used by 76.4% of the population. Hackers targeted C&M, a software company that connects financial institutions to the Central Bank to enable PIX transactions.
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Sunday, July 6th
A family’s last resort: Malaysian group rescues victims from cyber scam rings
(Twenty Two 13)
- A Malaysian humanitarian group has been quietly assisting in the rescue of citizens trafficked into cyber scam syndicates across Southeast Asia.Kyrgyzstan expects mining equipment and cybersecurity services from Tatarstan
(Realnoe Vremya)
- The potential for cooperation is not exhausted; it was advised to pay attention to the mining industry, which is the driving force of the Kyrgyz economy. IT specialists are also expected to help in the field of cybersecurity. Both the public sector and private business are subject to attacks today.SK Telecom Launches $700 Billion Cybersecurity Plan
(The Fast Mode)
- South Korean wireless telecommunications operator reiterated its commitment and rebuild customer trust, announced the Accountability and Commitment Program, consisting of the Customer Assurance Package, Information Protection Innovation Plan, Customer Appreciation Package and Subscription Cancellation Fee Waiver; SK Telecom says malware breach lasted 3 years, impacted 27 million numbers.
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