Security News Update for July 19, 2026

This week’s news includes:

• Researcher with Beef Against Microsoft Drops 9th Zero Day
• OpenSSL HollowByte Bug Can Take Out a Server with 11-Byte TLS Requests
• Illinois Governor Signs Major AI Safety Law
• Researcher Poisons Open-Weight AI Model for Less Than $100
• What are the implications of the DoD PAUSING CMMC PHASE 2 ONLY for 60 Days?
• Q: What do we need to do to make sure we stay in compliance with CMMC after our assessment?
• Q: Does the 60 Day CMMC Phase 2 Pause Mean That We Don’t Have to Worry About Third Party Assessments of our Compliance?
• Microsoft Says Expect More Patches so Buy Our Expensive Automated Patching Tools
• Microsoft Patches 622 Bugs in this Month’s Patch Tuesday
• SonicWall Patches SMA1000 Bugs Exploited in Zero-Day Attacks
• Courts Rule on Tracking Tech – Beware
• German Firm Files for Bankruptcy After Cyberattack
• Coca-Cola Suspended Production at Fairlife Dairy
• The Internet in Europe is Undergoing Change
• FTC Ruling May Terminate EU Data Transfers
• Another Appeals Court Agrees that Border Agents Can Search Your Phone at will
• Security News for the week ending July 17, 2026: AI camera triggers $1,200 fine for phone on your lap, New York state signs first moratorium on data centers, Grok uploaded entire repositories including secrets like passwords and keys, Russia to launch Starlink competitor within days and federal tool to block non-citizen voters catches citizens

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