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More than a dozen community water systems in Minnesota have been targeted by hackers in a “coordinated cyberattack.” According to a press release by the state, the water treatment facilities were hit on July 26th and 27th. As soon as the incident came to light, Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) immediately enabled its cybersecurity protocols to minimize the impact. In addition, Minnesota’s critical infrastructure has been strengthened to prevent recurrence.

Proton has announced Lumo 2.0, the latest version of its privacy-friendly encrypted AI assistant, with several new features, including generating and analyzing images. A year ago, Proton launched Lumo, an AI chatbot that focuses on privacy. Users’ privacy is guaranteed in several ways. For starters, Proton doesn’t keep records of user logs. Instead, conversations with Lumo are stored locally.

In an agile world, software businesses live and die by their speed, adaptability, and ability to collaborate.Agile teams are most effective when communication is seamless and feedback loops are tight. No longer can businesses accept the one-sided nature of “classic” offshore outsourcing — they need partners that offer the full benefits of nearshore software development. Azumo sets new standards by providing dedicated teams that effectively expand your existing team.

Germany’s cybersecurity agency BSI expresses its concerns over tens of thousands of businesses and organizations running an end-of-life version of Microsoft Exchange Server. It urges companies to upgrade to a newer version. Microsoft Exchange Server is an email and calendaring server that’s mainly used by businesses and organizations to manage email, calendars, contacts, and tasks like meetings. It also offers tools for spam filtering, data loss prevention, and secure communication.

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched a lawsuit against Microsoft Australia and its parent company Microsoft Corporation for misleading 2.7 million Australian consumers. According to the competition regulator, Microsoft has told subscribers of Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plans with auto-renewal since October 31st, 2024, that they had to pay a higher subscription fee due to the integration of the company’s AI assistant Copilot.

Remote access keeps business running, but visibility determines whether that access is safe and reliable. This article explains the metrics, logs, and tests that matter for small IT teams running browser-based RDP gateways and published apps. Focus on a streamlined set of indicators, automate alerts, and validate the user journey end to end. Start with service reachability and uptime. Externally, check TLS handshake success and portal response time.

The government of the United Kingdom is taking additional measures to raise awareness of information security in the public sector. Government Chief Security Officer Vincent Devine and Government Chief Technology Officer David Knott have published an outline of measures the government intends to take to raise information security standards in the public sector.

Nexperia’s China unit claims to be operating independently after the Dutch government took over management of the company’s chip division.

Spanish fashion retailer Mango has acknowledged that an unauthorized party managed to access personal information of customers. According to a notification letter that was sent to affected customers, the exposed information is limited to first names (no surnames), countries of origin, zip codes, email addresses, and telephone numbers. Sensitive information like banking account numbers, credit card numbers, copies of IDs or passports, and login credentials haven’t been compromised.

The United States Department of Justice has seized a total of 127,271 bitcoin, which is currently worth approximately $15 billion, from Chen Zhi. Zhi, who is also known as “Vincent,” is the founder and Chairman of Prince Holding Group, a multinational business conglomerate based in Cambodia since 2015. He’s being charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and forced-labor scam across Colombia.