On August 14, the telecommunications giant publicly confirmed that an internal system was breached. Although this system was disconnected from its customer-facing infrastructure, the company has taken some systems offline in respond to the incident.

Human resources firm Workday disclosed a data breach after attackers accessed a third-party CRM platform via social engineering. The company provides services to over 11,000 organizations, including over 60% of Fortune 500 firms.

Colt Technology Services says a "cyber incident" is to blame for its customer portal and other services being down for a number of days. The issues began on August 12 when a reported incident led to disrupted services for some customers.

Cybercriminals are actively selling access to active and still-in-use police and government email accounts on the dark web for as little as $40. These accounts originate from agencies in the U.S., U.K, Germany, India, and Brazil.

Pro-Russian hackers seized control of a dam in Bremanger, Norway, in a demonstrative cyberattack targeting critical infrastructure. The attackers opened a flood gate to release 500 liters of water per second for four hours before being stopped.

The Ruder Boškovic Institute (RBI), Croatia’s largest science and technology research institute, has confirmed a ransomware attack on July 31, 2025, exploiting Microsoft SharePoint "ToolShell" vulnerabilities.

The Interlock ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Box Elder County, Utah, which occurred on August 6, 2025. The group alleges it exfiltrated 4.5 TB of data, amounting to approximately 2.1 million files.

Allianz Life has confirmed a significant data breach involving the exposure of 2.8 million sensitive records, affecting the majority of its 1.4 million customers. The breach is linked to a compromise of a third-party Salesforce CRM system.

A recent cyberattack on the U.S. federal court filing system, PACER, has been attributed to Russian government hackers. The breach has compromised sealed legal records and potentially exposed the identities of confidential informants.

The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (OAG) is experiencing a major service outage due to a suspected cyber incident. The disruption has rendered its website, email systems, and phone lines inoperable for two consecutive days.