The Backup Bible 

The Monthly Threat Report by Hornetsecurity brings you monthly insights into M365 security trends, email-based threats, and commentary on current events in the cybersecurity space. This edition of the Monthly Threat Report focuses on industry events from the month of July 2025.

The rise in ransomware within all industries is a call for real concern about what you need to do to prepare your organization for when you are a victim of such an attack. These malicious attacks can encrypt your valuable files, rendering them inaccessible, and require an expensive ransom for their release.  

Active exploitation of the Citrix Bleed 2 vulnerability has prompted emergency patch mandates, while Chinese state-backed attacks on Viasat and North American telecoms signal escalating geopolitical cyber threats. At the same time, breaches at Zoomcar and the lingering Snowflake-Ticketmaster incident expose millions to phishing risks, as concerns over shadow AI, weak governance, and emerging lightweight malware like Myth Stealer dominate the threat landscape.