More than 100 water systems were hit in July cyberattacks
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What happened
A security-news digest covering major cyber incidents and emerging threats in August 2026, including attacks against water systems and a UK power plant, ransomware and data breaches, actively exploited vulnerabilities, malicious software supply-chain packages, phishing and OAuth abuse, infostealers, AI-assisted attacks, and privacy tracking techniques. The most consequential themes are critical-infrastructure targeting, exploitation of internet-facing products, cloud credential compromise, and software supply-chain poisoning.
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