Critical Cyber Threats and Patch Alerts Dominate Headlines on July 14, 2025

Publication Date: July 14, 2025

Key Cyber Incidents Today

• Microsoft’s July 2025 Patch Tuesday release: Highlights 137 new vulnerabilities, with one confirmed zero-day and 14 classed as critical. This month’s most threatening type is elevation of privilege (38%), with remote code execution and information disclosure also prominent. Forced upgrades are urgent for addressing active threats.

• Read more: CrowdStrike Report

• Mega-scale data breaches: Disney and AT&T continue damage assessments, without full confirmation of stolen customer data deletion.

• AT&T paid $370,000 for customer record deletion, raising questions about data handling tactics.

• Learn details: Data Breaches Updated List

• Major financial debt collector FBCS revised impact estimates, with exposed data including:

• Full names
• Social security numbers
• Dates of birth

• Driver’s license numbers

• Ransomware and state-sponsored cyber incidents remain critical, featuring:

• Large-scale spear phishing attacks
• Advanced data recovery methods

• Anonymous zero-day elevation variants

• Reference first-hand reports: CrowdStrike July 2025 Patch Tuesday Analysis

• Explore recent breaches: BrightDefense Recent Data Breaches

Deeper analysis of recent organizational targets shows manipulated incidents continue: CSIS Significant Cyber Incidents