Breaches impacted 17 industries across 16 countries and regions, with costs related to detecting breaches, notifying victims, post-breach response efforts, and lost business.

The U.S. State Department emphasized the importance of including human rights protections in the upcoming United Nations cybercrime treaty. The final round of negotiations for the treaty, which began on Monday and will conclude on August 9, 2024.

U.S. senators have raised concerns about how car companies handle consumer data, revealing that major automakers share and sell drivers' information without proper consent.

The Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) announced Wednesday that former Navy SEAL and National Defense University cyberspace professor Harry Wingo has been selected as its deputy director.

GhostWriter, also known as UAC-0057, used PicassoLoader and Cobalt Strike Beacon to infect victims, including local government offices and groups associated with USAID’s Hoverla project.

The US has indicted a North Korean state hacker for ransomware attacks on hospitals and healthcare companies. The hacker, Rim Jong Hyok, is a member of the Andariel Unit within North Korea's intelligence agency.

Several major Russian banks were hit by DDoS attacks that disrupted their mobile apps and websites. State-owned VTB and Russian Agricultural Bank confirmed the attacks, with VTB attributing it to a foreign source.

APT28-linked hackers have targeted Ukraine's scientific institutions in a cyber-espionage campaign, believed to have ties to the Kremlin-backed group APT28, also known as Fancy Bear and BlueDelta.

Infoblox revealed a Chinese cybercrime syndicate called Vigorish Viper behind illegal online gambling brands advertised at European football stadiums. The group is linked to online gambling and cyber fraud-related human trafficking in Southeast Asia.

Spanish police authorities have arrested three suspects connected to the pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16), known for conducting DDoS attacks against Ukraine and its allies.