Windows is watching: Anti-piracy tool fingers Scattered Spider suspect
2026-07-08T07:23:59Z•bac4749df1eaa837f0197ce129d174085ff4eb2b5cbf89f34bb11a0f3884561c
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What happened
A roundup of July 2026 security news: multiple high-impact data breaches and leaked databases (Moody Bible Institute, Medtronic, AdaptHealth, Nissan/PeopleSoft) and critical vulnerabilities actively exploited (Oracle E-Business Suite; SharePoint RCE added to CISA KEV). Emerging threats include an agentic AI-driven ransomware campaign, a CAI cloud worm that steals credentials and crypto-mines, and social-engineering via Microsoft Teams dropping EtherRAT. Privacy/spyware concerns and legal fallout continue (Predator/Pegasus inquiries and lawsuits), while AI/LLM misuse and tooling issues surface:
Why it matters
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