Two teenagers have been arrested in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, in connection with a ransomware attack on the Kido nursery group in London. The attackers, operating under the alias "Radiant," attempted to extort £600,000 in Bitcoin .

A wave of smishing attacks has been traced to exploited Milesight Industrial Cellular Routers, with attackers abusing their APIs to send phishing SMS messages. These campaigns primarily target Belgian users.

National cybersecurity agencies from seven countries have jointly released new guidance to enhance the security of OT systems. The guidance is intended for cybersecurity practitioners working in organizations that deploy or operate OT systems.

A major transnational cybercrime crackdown, Operation Contender 3.0, has led to the arrest of 260 individuals and the dismantling of 81 cybercrime infrastructures across 14 African countries.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has extended its production halt until at least September 24, 2025, following a significant cyber-attack that disrupted its operations and supply chain. The attack has had cascading effects on third-party suppliers.

A sophisticated SEO poisoning campaign has been uncovered targeting Chinese-speaking Microsoft Windows users. The attackers manipulated search engine results to promote fraudulent websites mimicking legitimate software providers.

The phishing campaign involved emails impersonating a South Korean defense-related institution, claiming to manage ID issuance for military personnel. These emails contained malicious attachments.

Three French regional healthcare agencies—Hauts-de-France, Normandy, and Pays de la Loire—have been targeted in a coordinated cyber-attack campaign that compromised the personal data of patients across public hospitals.

The breach affected 31,475 individuals and exposed sensitive data, including current and former names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial account information, and state-issued ID information such as driver’s licenses and passports.

On August 30, 2025, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lifted a stop work order on a $2 million contract with Paragon Solutions, an Israeli spyware vendor now owned by a U.S. private investment firm.