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The European Union has unveiled a cyber plan aimed at reducing reliance on foreign AI systems. The plan, adopted in Strasbourg on July 7, includes three pillars: ensuring frontier AI is safe and accessible for European cybersecurity, preparing the EU's cyber ecosystem, and scaling European AI capabilities.

A major Japanese telco reported a cyberattack that exposed 12 million emails. The breach impacted an email system managing customer email accounts, webmail services, and email storage for five Japanese internet service providers.

The UK's cyber pledge has attracted only a handful of top firms despite a ministerial appeal. Companies that signed include Aviva, the London Stock Exchange Group, Marks & Spencer (which lost hundreds of millions of pounds in a cyberattack last year), and small cybersecurity consultancies.

Canada's Communications Security Establishment conducted offensive operations against a ransomware-as-a-service gang, an online foreign extremist group, and drug traffickers in 2025.

BonkDAO reported being targeted by a malicious governance proposal where large BONK holders exploited their leverage to vote additional cryptocurrency into their wallets, resulting in attackers securing $20 million in BONK.

A major medical device manufacturer notified nearly 4 million individuals of a data breach involving Social Security numbers and health-related data. The company stated there is no evidence that the affected information has been publicly posted or exposed online.

A Japanese teenager living near Tokyo was arrested for allegedly exploiting a vulnerability in a subscription-based anime streaming platform to fraudulently cancel over 46,000 user subscriptions.

Stelios Kouloglou, a member of the European Parliament's committee investigating abuses of commercial spyware, was infected with Pegasus twice during his service, according to researchers.

The UK's National Cyber Action Plan's launch was delayed from its scheduled Monday publication due to the governing Labour Party's leadership contest starting July 9.

A 19-year-old suspect in the Scattered Spider hacks has been extradited to the US. The suspect is accused of participating in a 2025 breach of a luxury-jewelry retailer.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police must obtain a warrant to access geofence data from individual cellphones, affirming that cellphone location histories are protected under the Fourth Amendment. This decision is seen as a significant win for privacy advocates.

Ukraine's Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) has transferred over $8.3 million in cryptocurrency to its official wallet via court order. The funds, seized from a cybercrime group, will be used to purchase war bonds.

Ukraine's SBU reported a Russian cyber operation using fake tech-support workers to steal credentials for messaging apps. The breach involved social engineering tactics targeting messaging account access.

The FCC has voted to implement stricter rules to enhance protection of undersea cables. The commission also plans to require licensing for owners and operators of submarine line terminal equipment (SLTE).

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that the president has met with a potential nominee for the CISA director position. The agency plans to hire 600 additional staff once a new director is confirmed. The White House has not yet announced the nominee.

Ukraine's state postal operator is experiencing app service disruptions due to a suspected cyberattack. The operator has not identified the perpetrator.

Russia used Cellebrite's phone-hacking tool to suppress dissent after the company ceased working with Russia in March 2021. Researchers suggest the firm has been unable to reclaim its technology from authoritarian government customers.

Microsoft and law enforcement disrupted three 'cybercrime as a service' operations by targeting malware infrastructure. Europol reported that over 300 servers were involved in the action.

The UK's information commissioner resigns over allegations of inappropriate humor. Edwards stated he disagrees with the investigation's conduct but acknowledges his position is untenable.

NCSC CEO Richard Horne warned that nation-state adversaries are prepositioning in Britain's critical infrastructure, with hostile states responsible for three-quarters of attacks. He emphasized that future kinetic targeting will rely on intelligence gathered today.