Latvian forestry company still restoring systems weeks after ransomware attack
2026-07-10T08:51:54Z•06976589d6d4a8546d81ce551ec0a6debe19d0c3eb3266e25d3ed3cc022fdb70
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What happened
Multiple Europe-focused cybersecurity and privacy developments: Latvian state-owned forestry company Latvijas Valsts Mezi (LVM) remains in recovery weeks after a ransomware attack attributed to a financially motivated foreign group. The US NSA restored the Tailored Access Operations (TAO) name for its elite hacking unit. The EU has taken Ireland, Spain, France and the Netherlands to court for failing to transpose the NIS2 cybersecurity directive. Greek victims have filed a lawsuit against surveillance vendor Intellexa over Predator spyware exposures. Block, Inc. (Cash App) agreed to a $45Msett
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