Major Cyber Attacks in July 2026: US and EU Organizations Hit by Phishing, RATs, and Stealers
Brief
July 2026 showed how trusted business workflows can quickly turn into account takeover, data exposure, fraud, and persistent access. ANY. RUN observed attacks that put cloud accounts, financial processes, sensitive data, and business continuity at risk across the US, Europe, and Brazil.
Here are the major attacks from July, the business risks they exposed, and the actions security leaders should prioritize to contain them faster.
What July’s Attacks Revealed About Enterprise Risk
July’s attacks showed how easily routine business activity can become a path to account compromise, data exposure, fraud, and operational disruption. Attackers used trusted platforms, legitimate authentication flows, familiar documents, and built-in system tools to reduce suspicion and delay the moment when security teams could confirm the true scale of an incident.