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US insurance giant Allianz Life announced on July 26 that hackers had stolen the personal information of many of its customers, financial professionals, and select Allianz Life employees in the United States.  The insurance giant's filing with Maine's attorney general did not immediately provide the number of customers affected.  According to the filing, the data breach, which the company described as a hack, occurred on July 16 and was discovered on July 17. 

TechCrunch first reported the data

The month of July could barely have started any worse for some financial institutions in Brazil.  On 30 June 2025, C&M Software, a Brazilian company that provides a "bridge" helping the country's central bank connect to local banks, revealed that it had been hacked.  810,306,000 Brazilian reals (approximately US$140 million) were stolen from the reserve accounts of six financial institutions because of the security breach.

In the wake of the attack, which made news headlines in Brazil, the count

Cybersecurity experts at Forcepoint’s X-Labs are warning about the continued activity of Remcos malware. This sophisticated threat consistently adapts to bypass security measures and maintain a hidden presence on infected computers.  This malware, often delivered through convincing phishing attacks, allows attackers to establish long-term access.

According to reports, campaigns observed between 2024 and 2025 show that Remcos malware remains highly active, continually adapting to stay hidden, as

A recent survey result of 3,200 people in 524 organizations that suffered data breaches is a bit of a mixed bag.  Ponemon's, "Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020" (commissioned by IBM), reveals that despite an apparent decline in the average cost of a data breach from $3.92 million in 2019 to $3.86 million this year the price tag was much less for mature companies and industries and far higher for firms that had lackluster security automation and incident response processes.  Ponemon's analysis of