We bring to your attention a sampling of recent media stories involving cyber risk & privacy liability. Among the stories we’re highlighting this month: FBI Alert Salesforce Under Siege, TransUnion Breach, North Korea’s Deepfake Remote Workers, AI-Powered Ransomware PromptLock, and more!

Breach Tracker

• Secret Service Agents Dismantle Network That Could Shut Down New York Cellphone System (read more)
• Cyberattack Disrupts Check-in Systems at Major European Airports (read more)
• Global ransomware group claims responsibility for cyberattack on Pa. Attorney General’s Office (read more)
• Insight Partners Confirms Data Breach Result of Ransomware Attack (read more)
• FBI Alert Salesforce Under Siege (read more)
• Hackers Start Leaking New Orleans Sheriff Ransomware Data (read more)
• TransUnion Breach Exposes 4.4M Records (read more)
• DaVita Ransomware Hits 2.7M Individuals (read more)
• U.S. Federal Judiciary Filing System Breached (read more)
• Zscaler Breach via Salesloft-Drift OAuth Tokens (read more)
• Nevada State Suffers First Statewide Ransomware Attack (read more)
• iinet (TPG Telecom) Breach Exposes 280K Customers (read more)
• Columbia University Data Breach Affects 870K People (read more)
• Pandora Confirms Customer Data Breach (read more)
• MoD Data Breach Exposes 3.7K Afghan and Troop Passport Details (read more)
• AI-Driven Extortion Campaign Hits 17 Institutions (read more)

NetDiligence in the News

• NetDiligence Releases Fifteenth Annual Cyber Claims Study for 2025 (read more)
• NetDiligence Recognizes Shook with Breach Coach Certification (read more)
• Cyber Insurance Claims in 2025, What NetDiligence Data Shows (read more)
• NetDiligence: Large Companies Make Up 2% of Cyber Claims but Over Half of Losses (read more)

The Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape

• Only 49% of Companies Plan to Increase Cyber Budget After a Breach (read more)
• AI-Powered Ransomware PromptLock Emerges as New Threat (read more)
• CISA Delays Cyber Incident Reporting Rules Until 2026 (read more)
• AI Ransomware, Hiring Fraud, Scattered Lapsus Hunters (read more)
• Schools Are Getting Better at Navigating Ransomware Attacks (read more)
• Connected App, Connected Risk: Lessons from the Salesforce-Drift Breach (read more)
• Back-to-School Scams: What You Need to Know (read more)

Insights for Small to Medium Businesses

• North Korea’s Deepfake Remote Workers: How They’re Getting Inside U.S. Companies — and How to Stop Them (read more)
  
• Managing Human Risk in an AI-Driven Threat Landscape: Are Your Defenses Evolving Fast Enough (read more)
• The Top Exploited Vulnerabilities Leading to Ransomware in 2025 — and How to Stay Ahead (read more)
• AI and Privacy on a Legal Collision Course: Steps Businesses Should Take Now (read more)