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Clorox Files $380M Suit Alleging Cognizant Gave Hackers Passwords in Catastrophic 2023 Cyberattack

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Dissent

Rochdi Rais reports:  The Clorox Company and its subsidiary, Clorox Services Co., today filed a $380 million lawsuit in California state court against Cognizant Worldwide Ltd. and its New Jersey affiliate, Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp. The complaint alleges that Cognizant enabled a “catastrophic” cyberattack on Clorox’s corporate network in August 2023 by handing over sensitive…

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Cyberattacks Paralyze Major Russian Restaurant Chains

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Dissent

The Moscow Times reports: A wave of coordinated cyberattacks has paralyzed the digital systems of several major Russian restaurant chains and food service providers, the Vedomosti business daily reported. The attacks, which began on July 18, targeted networks run by automation provider iiko and its hosting partner ESTT. Restaurant chains including McDonald’s successor Vkusno i Tochka, coffee chain…

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France Travail: At least 340,000 job seekers victims of new hack

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Dissent

The following is a machine translation of an article that originally appeared in French by Sylvain Trinel: The public body that manages employment in France, as well as training and unemployment benefits, has been the victim of a “malicious act,” the third in less than two years. This is a new blow for France Travail…

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Legal Silence and Chilling Effects: Injunctions Against the Press in Cybersecurity

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Dissent

Over on SuspectFile, Marco A. De Felice (@amvinfe) considers the troubling use of injunctions, SLAPP suits, and superinjunctions that prohibit the press from performing its duty to inform the public on matters of importance.  The topic was back in the news this week after a superinjunction obtained by the U.K. Ministry of Defence to block…

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#StopRansomware: Interlock

Posted on July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 by Dissent

Actions for Organizations to Take Today to Mitigate Cyber Threats Related to Interlock Ransomware Activity Prevent initial access by implementing domain name system (DNS) filtering and web access firewalls, and training users to spot social engineering attempts. Mitigate known vulnerabilities by ensuring operating systems, software, and firmware are patched and up to date. Segment networks…

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Suspected XSS Forum Admin Arrested in Ukraine

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Dissent

Kevin Poireault reports: A man suspected of administering the Russian-language cybercrime forum XSS was arrested in Ukraine on July 22. In an official statement on July 23, Laure Beccuau, a French State Prosecutor, said that the individual was taken into custody by the Ukrainian authorities, with the collaboration of the French police and Europol. This…

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