Accenture has confirmed a data breach after a hacker offered stolen data for sale, highlighting the ongoing threat of cyberattacks. A nationwide outage in Australia is being investigated, with concerns that it may have been caused by a foreign-launched cyberattack. The UK is planning to build an autonomous AI-powered "Cyber Shield" to defend the nation against cyber threats. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is expected to finalize its critical infrastructure reporting rule in September. A recent operation known as "NewsJunkie" has been disrupted, which was involved in faking CTV ad traffic. Agentic AI has been found to trigger endpoint detection and response (EDR) systems, highlighting the potential risks of AI-powered attacks. CISA has partnered with Mythos to conduct vulnerability scans, using AI-powered technology to identify potential threats. Meta is facing potential fines of up to $1.4 trillion in state lawsuits, related to its handling of user data. A recent report has found that many cybersecurity workers have been told to conceal breaches, highlighting the need for greater transparency in the industry. The Linux Foundation's Akrites initiative is a coordinated industry effort to harden the world's most critical open source software against AI-enabled cyber threats, and is being discussed by Russ Anderson, COO and co-founder of RapidFort, on the CyberWire Daily podcast.