University of Nottingham confirms cyber incident as Shiny Hunters group claims data theft

Multiple high‑impact cybersecurity developments: the University of Nottingham confirmed a cyber incident with the Shiny Hunters group claiming stolen student/alumni data (potentially affecting overseas campuses); CISA issued a directive requiring some federal vulnerabilities be patched within 3 days, with agencies given 180 days to adopt the timeframe; a major Australian sugar producer suffered a cyberattack that disrupted harvest operations; Microsoft delivered its largest Patch Tuesday on record, including at least one bug under active attack; and the UK scaled back proposed telecom defenses