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Welcome to your CyberAware UK weekly briefing. Our DarkWatch systems have been monitoring criminal activity across the dark web to keep you and your family safe. Here’s what we found this week.
337,174
Captures
times we’ve checked criminal websites |
3,800
Threats
stolen passwords & hacked data found this week |
911
Alerts
serious warnings we’ve flagged for you |
39
Sites Watched
criminal sites monitored 24/7 |
What does this mean? Our systems watch the places criminals operate online — hidden forums, stolen-data sites and ransomware blogs. Captures are how many times we’ve checked those sites. Threats are the dangerous things we’ve found on them, like stolen passwords or leaked personal data. Alerts are the most serious of those — the ones you should know about. Sites watched is how many criminal sites we monitor around the clock. The bigger the numbers, the harder we’re working to protect you.
🚨 Active Alert
⚠️ HIGH SEVERITY — Ransomware Site Live: Discovered .onion juhanurm…
DarkWatch detected Discovered .onion juhanurm… is active and responding. Ransomware leak sites often contain stolen UK data.
📰 This Week’s Headlines
Attackers Exploit SharePoint Authentication Bypass After Public PoC Release
Lazarus Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Gain SYSTEM Access and Deploy Backdoor
737 Chrome VPN Extensions Caught Routing Traffic Through Proxies. Check If You Have One
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google API Flaw Let Weaker AI Models Decode Stronger Models’ Reasoning
Enterprise Defenses Recovered at the Edge and Collapsed Inside
⚠️ Recent Attacks & Ransomware
🇬🇧 UK Ransomware Picture — Live
1,115
UK victims tracked |
10
UK victims (7 days) |
30,822
Victims worldwide |
Most active against UK: Qilin, Lockbit3, Dragonforce, Akira, Play. Top sectors hit: Professional Services, Manufacturing, Technology. Source: ransomware.live feed, refreshed daily.
Canvas — 275M users
ShinyHunters claimed the largest education breach on record: 3.65TB from 8,809 universities & institutions worldwide (41% of US higher ed uses Canvas).
Brightspeed — 1M+ customers
New extortion group Crimson Collective claimed data on over a million telecom customers.
ZEBRA.COM — 8TB exfiltrated
Clop leaked 8TB of databases, project files and CAD data after a supply-chain breach.
University of Hawaiʻi — 1.2M
Ransomware hit research systems, exposing SSNs, driver’s licences and health research data.
Match Group (Tinder/Hinge)
ShinyHunters alleged breach of 10M records from the dating giant early in 2026.
2026 is on track to be the worst ransomware year on record — disclosed victims up ~25% year-on-year, and exploitation of unpatched edge devices has overtaken phishing as the #1 entry point.
📚 Featured Resources
AI Voice Cloning Scams Surge in the UK
Updated July 2026
AI voice cloning scams targeting UK families have surged 200% in six months. Scammers impersonate loved ones in distress using just a few seconds of audio. Learn how to verify calls and protect your family.
Summer Holiday Booking Scams 2026
Updated July 2026
Fake holiday listings and cloned villa websites are surging this summer. If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is. We show you how to verify before you pay.
What to Do If You’ve Been Scammed
Emergency Guide
Emergency checklist: freeze accounts, report the crime, start recovery. Every minute counts when you’ve been defrauded. Follow these steps immediately.
🛡️ This Week’s Safety Checklist
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Enable two-factor authentication on your email and banking apps |
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Update all your devices this week — phones, laptops, tablets, and smart home |
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Review your bank and credit card statements for unfamiliar transactions |
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Never read back SMS codes over the phone — no legitimate company will ask |
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Use a password manager for unique, strong passwords on every site |
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Beware of courier fraud — banks and police never send couriers to collect your card |
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🔍 Check if your email has been breached
Search the Have I Been Pwned database to see if your accounts have been compromised in a data breach.
Stay safe out there. We’ve got your back.
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