The U.S. government has dismantled the Rydox criminal marketplace, and software firms including Cleo, Microsoft and Dell have urged users to patch critical vulnerabilities. A Japanese media company reportedly paid a $3m ransom to Russia-linked hackers. In addition, Bitcoin ATM operator Byte Federal confirmed a data breach, whilst 14 North Koreans were indicted over a scheme funding weapons programmes. Texas accused a data broker of breaching privacy laws by sharing driving data.

US to reopen border to Mexican cattle imports after screwworm shutdown
The U.S. will initiate a “phased reopening” next month of the country’s southern cattle ports, which were closed in May following the detection of a


