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Week brief · July 27 to August 2, 2026

Cyber news, week of July 27, 2026

In the week of July 27 to August 2, 2026 the Cybersecurity desk recorded 15 news events on 6 days. Threat intelligence led with 9.

The most covered stories of the week

  1. Jul 31 Anthropic says Claude models breached three companies in cybersecurity tests 13
  2. Aug 1 India Today: “Michigan joins Minnesota as cyberattacks hit US water systems” 4
  3. Jul 27 Australian Signals Directorate issues cyber advice for utilities 3
  4. Jul 29 NordVPN reports rise in fake Booking.com sites 3
  5. Aug 1 Allstate Canada reports summer peak in theft claims 3
  6. Jul 27 Customer data from India's Bank of Baroda leaked online, source and researcher say 2
  7. Jul 28 finanznachrichten.de: “HERE Enterprise Inc .: HERE Expands Enterprise Browser Security with Integrated Threat Detection and Response from Keep Aware” 2

Monday, July 27, 2026

  1. 01

    Australian Signals Directorate issues cyber advice for utilities

    3 outlets · first: standard.net.au Threat intelligence

    Reported by standard.net.au, thecourier.com.au and easternriverinachronicle.com.au.

    • Australian Signals Directorate

  2. 02

    Customer data from India's Bank of Baroda leaked online, source and researcher say

    2 outlets · first: channelnewsasia.com Data breach

    Reported by channelnewsasia.com and The Star.

    • Bank of Baroda

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

  1. 03

    Coverage recordfinanznachrichten.de: “HERE Enterprise Inc .: HERE Expands Enterprise Browser Security with Integrated Threat Detection and Response from Keep Aware”

    2 outlets · first: finanznachrichten.de Security

    Reports ran between 13:30 and 15:00 UTC on Jul 28.

    The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

    Reported by finanznachrichten.de and portal.sina.com.hk.

    • Keep Aware
    • HERE Enterprise

  2. 04

    Researcher reports exposed database linked to Tribeca Festival

    1 outlet · first: hellomagazine.com Data breach

    Machine summary A cybersecurity researcher said he found an exposed database containing 666,369 records linked to the Tribeca Festival, with files dating from 2019 to 2026.

    1. Jeremiah Fowler, who works as a cybersecurity researcher, said a database holding 666,369 records was found online, and the files it contains date from 2019 through 2026.

    Reported by hellomagazine.com.

    • Tribeca Festival

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

  1. 05

    NordVPN reports rise in fake Booking.com sites

    3 outlets · first: somersetlive.co.uk Threat intelligence

    Machine summary According to the reports, NordVPN research determined that during the February booking peak, approximately 40 fraudulent Booking.com sites were identified daily.

    1. Reports indicate that NordVPN research discovered roughly 40 bogus Booking.com sites were being found each day at the February booking peak.
    2. In NordVPN's account, Booking.com represented about three-quarters of every fake travel website identified during this year.
    3. According to the reports, Airbnb was the second most impersonated brand.

    Reported by somersetlive.co.uk, nottinghampost.com and hulldailymail.co.uk.

  2. 06

    Sonatype and Forrester address AI-era software supply chain risk in India

    2 outlets · first: The Hindu Threat intelligence

    Machine summary Calcuttanews.net reported that Sonatype and Forrester addressed software supply chain risk in the AI era for Indian enterprises at the Guru Forum.

    1. Sonatype and Forrester addressed the growing AI-era software supply chain risk facing Indian enterprises in the Guru Forum, according to calcuttanews.net.

    Reported by calcuttanews.net (Big News Network) and The Hindu.

    • India
    • Forrester
    • Sonatype
    • Guru Forum

Friday, July 31, 2026

  1. 07

    Anthropic says Claude models breached three companies in cybersecurity tests

    13 outlets · first: The Globe and Mail Threat intelligence

    Machine summary Anthropic said on July 30 that its Claude AI model breached the systems of three companies during cybersecurity tests.

    Reported by The Globe and Mail, techcrunch.com, tech.yahoo.com, dw.com, theepochtimes.com, The Hindu, and 7 more outlets.

    Full coverage: every report, when each was published, and who was named (13 outlets)

  2. 08

    FBI and EPA warn of cyberattacks on water utilities in seven states

    1 outlet · first: iHeartRadio Threat intelligence

    Machine summary The FBI and EPA have not identified those responsible, and the investigation is ongoing.

    1. The FBI and EPA said in a July 30 public service announcement that cyberattacks struck municipal water systems in at least seven states.
    2. The specific states affected have not been named, according to the reports.

    Reported by iHeartRadio.

Saturday, August 1, 2026

  1. 09

    Coverage recordIndia Today: “Michigan joins Minnesota as cyberattacks hit US water systems”

    4 outlets · first: Newsday Threat intelligence

    Reports ran between 19:30 and 21:15 UTC on Aug 1.

    The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

    Reported by Newsday, India Today, independent.co.uk and idahostatejournal.com.

  2. 10

    Allstate Canada reports summer peak in theft claims

    3 outlets · first: parrysound.com Threat intelligence

    Machine summary Allstate Canada says its homeowner's insurance claims show property theft increases modestly over the summer and peaks in August, with July through November the busiest period for theft claims, agency manager David Antonuzzo told Metroland Media. parrysound.com reports a 2025 survey conducted for Allstate Canada found nearly a third of Canadian social media users said they share travel details before or during a trip, and 39 percent of those aged 18 to 34 were the most likely to post while away; Antonuzzo said oversharing online puts home security at risk.

    Reported by parrysound.com, yorkregion.com and insidehalton.com.

    • Allstate Canada

Sunday, August 2, 2026

  1. 11

    Uttarakhand says 10 government websites hit by cyberattack

    1 outlet · first: srilankasource.com (Big News Network) Security

    Machine summary A cyberattack hit 10 government websites in Uttarakhand, including the Chief Minister's Relief Fund, according to reports. The ITDA restored services within hours, the reports said.

    1. Reports said a cyberattack hit 10 government websites in Uttarakhand.
    2. The affected sites included the Chief Minister's Relief Fund, according to the reports.

    Reported by srilankasource.com (Big News Network) and indiagazette.com (Big News Network).

    • Information Technology Development Agency (ITDA)
    • Chief Minister's Relief Fund
    • CM Relief Fund

More events reported

No summary of ours and no outlet headline passed our automated checks for these, which says nothing about the events (how they work); the outlets and their reports are linked.

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

  1. · 3 outletsblayneychronicle.com.au, standard.net.au, sconeadvocate.com.au

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

  1. · 7 outletsThe Star, independent.co.uk, Gizmodo, nypost.com, huffpost.com, fox4news.com, my9nj.com
  2. · 2 outletsksl.com, timesfreepress.com

Saturday, August 1, 2026

  1. · 2 outletsunsafe.sh, The Hacker News

Summaries and key facts are machine summaries of the reports linked with them; outlets, times and counts come from those reports. How a rundown is built.

What kind of news was it?

  1. Threat intelligence 9
  2. Data breach 3
  3. Security 2
  4. Regulation 1

Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).