Cybersecurity News 12 June 2025

Ukraine’s Telecom Revolution Amid War: 5G Launches, Rebuilt Networks & Cyber Battles (2024–2025)

In late 2024 Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced a two-year 5G pilot in three cities—Lviv first, with Kyiv and Odesa testing through 2025—as a step toward a full 5G rollout by 2030. In November 2024 Ukraine auctioned spectrum in

16 July 2025

Cybersecurity Mayhem: Major Hacks, Data Breaches & Bold Defenses – Roundup (July 14, 2025)

Security analysts reported a 133% rise in Iranian state-sponsored attacks through May–June 2025, with Nozomi Networks tracking 28 incidents across six APT groups (MuddyWater, APT33, OilRig, CyberAvengers, Fox Kitten, Homeland Justice), and MuddyWater alone carrying out five breaches targeting OT/ICS.

15 July 2025

Cybersecurity · Data Breaches · Digital Defense · Hacking · Technology News

Bitcoin Breaks $120K, Hackers Lurk, and Quantum Leaps – Tech News Roundup (July 13–14, 2025)

Bitcoin surged past $120,000 for the first time on July 14, 2025, briefly peaking at $122,571 before settling around $121,953. The Trump-branded meme coin, ticker $TRUMP, was listed on Coinbase within 24 hours of its launch, after being introduced just

14 July 2025

Cryptocurrency · Cybersecurity · Market Trends · NASDAQ:FTNT · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:STX · NYSE:IBM · NYSE:NIO · Quantum Computing · Tech News

Major Developments in Incident Response – June–July 2025

On June 5, 2025, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) detected unauthorized activity on its IT network, shut down large portions of its systems, activated its incident-response plan, and caused nationwide disruptions to food deliveries. Qantas disclosed on June 30, 2025,

10 July 2025

Cybersecurity · Incident Management · Incident Response · Key Developments · NASDAQ:ERIE · NASDAQ:MSFT · NYSE:AFL · NYSE:UNFI · NYSE:VFC · Security Trends

Major ZTNA News and Trends – June & July 2025

On June 10, 2025, Cisco Live announced Universal ZTNA and AI-Era Security, including Universal Zero Trust Network Access that authenticates users, devices and AI agents, plus Hybrid Mesh Firewall and Splunk integrations. At Zenith Live on June 3, 2025, Zscaler

10 July 2025

2025 · Cybersecurity · Industry News · Trends · ZTNA

Global Digital Identity and Authentication Developments – June/July 2025

Intesi Group of Italy and iGrant of Sweden launched the EUDI Wallet Business Wallet, a cross-border platform that combines qualified electronic signatures with Qualified Electronic Attribute Attestations for legally binding transactions. Google and Germany’s Sparkasse announced a first-of-its-kind online age-verification

10 July 2025

Authentication · Cybersecurity · Digital Identity · Global Developments · Identity Management · NASDAQ:GOOGL

AI, Cloud & Cybersecurity Boom: Inside the 2025 CIO Tech Agenda

In 2025, 58% of global tech leaders named AI as the most important technology area for the year ahead. Gartner’s 2025 ANZ CIO poll found 88% of ANZ CIOs identified cybersecurity as their top tech investment for the year. A

7 July 2025

Artificial Intelligence · CIO Strategy · Cloud Computing · Cybersecurity · Tech Trends

Major Cybersecurity and Zero-Trust Developments (June–July 2025)

NIST published Special Publication 1800-35, “Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture,” in June 2025, offering 19 example ZTA implementations built with off-the-shelf commercial technologies. Gartner forecast that by the end of 2025, 60% of enterprises will embrace zero trust as a

3 July 2025

Cybersecurity · Data Protection · IT Updates · NASDAQ:MSFT · NASDAQ:NVDA · NYSE:CSCO · Security Trends · Zero Trust

Space Race 2.0: A Shoebox‑Sized Quantum Satellite Blasts Off—Can It Make Hackers Obsolete?

QUICK³ is a 3U CubeSat weighing 4 kg, led by Germany’s Technical University of Munich, and it launched on 23 June 2025 aboard SpaceX’s Transporter‑14 from Vandenberg SFB. It carries the first true single-photon source flown, a laser-pumped hexagonal boron

24 June 2025

Cybersecurity · Innovation · Quantum Technology · Satellites · Space · Space Race

“Unhackable from Orbit!” – How a 4 kg CubeSat Just Kicked‑Off the Race for a Global Quantum‑Secure Internet

On 23 June 2025 at 07:18 UTC, the Falcon 9 lifted the QUICK³ nano-satellite into a 550 km sun-synchronous orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base during SpaceX’s Transporter-14 rideshare, with payload separation confirmed nine minutes after launch. The QUICK³ spacecraft

24 June 2025

CubeSat · Cybersecurity · Innovation · Quantum Internet · Satellites

Internet Kill Switch: Recurring Blackouts in Syria, Iraq, Algeria – And Who’s Next?

Syria has conducted annual nationwide internet shutdowns on high school exam days since 2016, with 2020–2025 patterns showing daily outages of roughly 3.5 to 5.5 hours during exam periods. Syria’s shutdowns use an asymmetric model that allows outbound traffic but

18 June 2025

Censorship · Cybersecurity · Digital Rights · Internet Shutdowns · Middle East

AI vs Hackers: The Cybersecurity Revolution Reshaping Digital Defense

Over 70% of large firms plan to invest in AI-driven security tools by 2027. In early 2022, a multinational technology manufacturer faced Babuk ransomware and an AI-driven defense autonomously blocked and isolated the infected device. A healthcare company using Darktrace’s

12 June 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Cybersecurity · Digital Defense · Hackers · Technology

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