Kimsuky gets kim-sunk.

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Hackers leak backend data from the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Kimsuky. A ransomware attack on a Dutch clinical diagnostics lab exposes medical data of nearly half a million women. One of the world’s largest staffing firms suffers a data breach. Saint Paul, Minnesota, confirms the Interlock ransomware gang was behind a July cyberattack. Researchers jailbreak ChatGPT-5. A cyber incident takes the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office entirely offline. A new report quantifies global financial exposure from Operational Technology (OT) cyber incidents. Finnish prosecutors charge a Russian captain for allegedly damaging five critical subsea cables in the Baltic Sea. On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Sean Deuby, Semperis’ Principal Technologist, with insights on the global state of ransomware. Hackers take smart buses for a virtual joyride.

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On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Sean Deuby, Semperis’ Principal Technologist, who is sharing insights and observations on the state of ransomware around the globe. If you want to hear the full conversation, check it out here.

Selected Reading

Kimsuky APT Hackers Exposed in Alleged Breach Revealing Phishing Tools and Operational Data (TechNadu)

Ransomware attack on dutch medical lab exposes cancer screening data of almost 500K women (Beyond Machines)

Manpower discloses data breach affecting nearly 145,000 people (Bleeping Computer)

Saint Paul cyberattack linked to Interlock ransomware gang (Bleeping Computer)

Tenable Jailbreaks GPT-5, Gets It To Generate Dangerous Info Despite OpenAI’s New Safety Tech (Tenable)

Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office hit by cybersecurity incident, shuts down digital infrastructure (Beyond Machines)

New Dragos Report Estimates Over $300 Billion in Potential Global OT Cyber Risk Exposure (Business Wire)

The 2025 OT Security Financial Risk Report (Dragos)

Finland charges captain of suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker for subsea cable damage (The Record)

Free Wi-Fi Leaves Buses Vulnerable to Remote Hacking (SecurityWeek)

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