The Coca-Cola Company disclosed today that a ransomware attack impacting its Fairlife dairy subsidiary has disrupted operations, temporarily suspending production of Fairlife products across the United States.

In a Form 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Coca-Cola said Fairlife detected unauthorized access to some of its systems, including its production-related systems, in connection with a ransomware attack.

“After detecting the issue, the Company promptly activated its incident response and business continuity protocols,” Coca-Cola said in the filing.

“The Company’s investigation and assessment of the impact of the incident is ongoing, with the assistance of outside advisors and cybersecurity experts. The Company has also notified law enforcement.”

The company said product quality and safety have not been affected by the ransomware attack.

However, it confirmed that production at Fairlife’s U.S. facilities has been temporarily suspended while the company responds to the incident and restores impacted systems.

Canadian production operations are not currently affected.

Coca-Cola says it is working to restore affected systems and resume operations, but the full impact of the incident is being investigated.

Due to this, it has not yet been determined whether the cyberattack is reasonably likely to materially affect the Company

If you have any information regarding this incident or other undisclosed attacks, you can contact us confidentially via Signal at 646-961-3731 or at tips@bleepingcomputer.com.

Fairlife is one of Coca-Cola’s dairy brands and produces ultra-filtered milk products, protein shakes, and nutrition drinks sold in the United States.

The company’s products include Ultra-Filtered Milk, Core Power Protein Shakes, and Nutrition Plan.

At this time, Coca-Cola has not disclosed whether any data was stolen during the attack, whether the company is being extorted, or which ransomware operation is responsible.

No ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack at this time. If data was stolen during the intrusion, the attackers will likely attempt to extort the company later by threatening to publish it unless a ransom is paid.

When BleepingComputer contacted Coca-Cola to ask whether the attackers stole data, whether the company had received an extortion demand, and which ransomware gang was behind the attack, a spokesperson said the company had nothing additional to share beyond its public statement.

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Spam calls are annoying. I always have my phone ringer on in case there is an emergency but that means my iPhone receives spam calls at least a handful of times a week. Spam calls can be stressful, especially if you’re trying to stay quiet so as not to disturb a napping baby. But thanks to iOS 26‘s call screening feature, spam calls haven’t bothered me for months.

Call screening isn’t an Apple Intelligence feature so any iOS 26-compatible iPhone, like the iPhone 14 Pro, can use it. I enabled the feature early in the beta process and my iPhone has diligently held back spam calls, like the Hoover Dam, ever since. But you have to enable it first.

Here’s how to enable call screening in a few easy steps and what to know about the new feature.

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How to turn call screening on your iPhone

1. Tap Settings.
2. Tap Apps near the bottom of the menu.
3. Tap Phone.

Under the section Screen Unknown Callers, you’ll see three options: Never, Ask Reason for Calling and Silence. Here’s what you should know about each of these options and which one is right for most people.

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Which call screening option should you choose?

Choosing Never is the default option and lets calls from unsaved numbers come through and ring on your phone. It also documents missed calls in your Recents list in your Phone app, just like before call screening was available.

If you tap Ask Reason for Calling, your iPhone will ask anyone who calls you from an unsaved number why they are calling you without ringing your iPhone. After the caller answers a few questions, your iPhone will notify you with a transcript of the caller’s answers. Then you can decide whether you want to answer the call.

You can also pick Silence, which is the nuclear option for phone calls. Any unsaved numbers that call you will be silenced and sent to voicemail, no questions asked.

Ask Reason for Calling is the best option for most people who want to screen calls. I chose it, and while it notified me when scam callers answered some questions, which they rarely did, it also notified me when my doctor’s office called to go over some test results. If I had chosen Silence, I would have missed my doctor’s office (and choosing Never would mean checking every call if I was expecting something important).

If you choose Ask Reason for Calling and dislike it, you can always follow the steps above again and choose one of the other options. And remember, you can always silence your iPhone and not be bothered by any phone calls at all. My wife has not taken her phone off silent in months, and she remains blissfully unbothered by spam calls.

For more iOS news, here’s what to know about the upcoming iOS 27 and our iOS 26 cheat sheet for other tips and tricks. You can also win an Apple Watch playing CNET’s Big Guessing Game.

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Matt of DIY Perks looked at piles of discarded hardware most people would haul to the dump and saw a complete computer waiting to be put together. High-end laptop motherboards that once lived inside machines with cracked cases or ruined keyboards still carry strong processors, dedicated graphics, and plenty of memory. Those boards sell for far less than equivalent desktop parts because repair shops and most buyers overlook them. He picked one up that included an AMD processor with AI features, an NVIDIA RTX GPU, and 32 GB of DDR5 memory already soldered on board. The price sat below what a simple desktop RAM kit often costs.

Getting the board to work without its original keyboard needed some careful detective work with a multimeter. He fished about the keyboard connector pins with the meter until he found the standby voltage line, which typically runs at 3.3 volts. Bridging that pin to ground with a piece of wire activated the mechanism. The fan kicked in, and the board began to warm up, indicating that it still had life, and he was relieved that he had never operated it without a heatsink and fan attached. Video output came from the USB-C connector, which he confirmed by examining the chipset specs while blissfully browsing the web.

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For the screen, he searched local recycling centers for a broken iMac with a smashed exterior glass panel. You would be surprised at what individuals give away for free. The LCD itself was in perfect shape. Separating the bonded glass layers needed time and a heat gun, as he’d weaken the adhesive and then work a fine wire between the layers, moving slowly to keep the panel from splitting. When all was said and done, a quick wipe down with alcohol restored the surface to its original condition. What a screen it is, with over 4K resolution, a wide color gamut, and impressive brightness.

A few pieces of hardwood formed a modest wooden edge around the panel, and a coat of colored oil provided a very warm finish. He wrapped the case in a layer of vinyl before slapping an aluminum sheet on the rear to give it a clean appearance. The wooden offcuts between the screen and back served as braces to hold everything together, providing a small gap to keep the system cool and some opportunity to pass cables. The motherboard was mounted to the metal using normal PCB standoffs. He added few more holes to allow air and cables to move freely.

The board had storage, extra memory if needed, a USB hub, a card reader, and a Wi-Fi card with fold-up antennae. They were out of the way and still received a strong signal. He used a handmade ribbon cable composed of paper, copper foil tape, and a soldered-in ground wire to control the power on. You just pressed a little tactile button against the strip to complete the circuit.

The stand born from this project started with an old oak floorboard chopped into three triangular legs. A laser level was used to check that the cuts were exact and that everything was aligned correctly. A piece of wood and a metal bracket kept everything welded together, resulting in a sturdy tripod. The speakers were from a broken television, and a pair of thin mid and high drivers were mounted next to a compact subwoofer, all housed in a 3D printed case covered in textured fabric. This enclosure clipped to the stand legs and protruded at an angle. The display driver board already featured a 15-watt stereo amplifier, which was more than adequate for the main speakers. A filtered signal drove a separate 30-watt mono amplifier for the subwoofer, which was kept clean with a few capacitors and a tiny transformer.

A final aluminum plate closed off the back, leaving a free channel for the fans to breathe. Then, a piece of electrical tape was used to plug any openings in the case that may allow the warm air to simply recirculate. And that was it; the finished machine resembled a framed picture sitting erect on a wooden tripod. All of the cords were hidden from sight, and the sound only came from the front. The fact that the RTX graphics chip could produce clear 4K images and didn’t blink an eyelid when its user threw video editing or AI upscaling at it was rather astounding.

In the end, everything cost about a third of what it would have cost to buy all of the comparable new parts, and the end result was a quiet, capable desktop that appeared to have been assembled with care and attention, rather than some old bits and bobs thrown together from the local tip. Matt even suggests an even simpler version: wrapping a basic metal casing around the same laptop board creates a compact portable box that functions similarly to a recent Steam Machine alternative.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday ordered government agencies to prioritize patching two actively exploited vulnerabilities in the Fortinet FortiSandbox threat detection platform.

These two critical-severity security flaws (tracked as CVE-2026-39808 and CVE-2026-25089) were addressed by Fortinet on April 14 and June 9, respectively.

As the company detailed in security advisories issued at the time, successful exploitation allows unauthenticated threat actors to execute unauthorized code remotely through low-complexity command injection attacks that require no user interaction.

To resolve these issues and block incoming attacks, admins must upgrade all affected deployments to the latest released versions.

While Fortinet has yet to tag these two vulnerabilities as used in attacks, and has not yet replied to BleepingComputer’s emails regarding in-the-wild exploitation, threat intelligence company Defused revealed on June 16 that attackers had started abusing them in the wild.

“We are observing exploitation of multiple Fortinet FortiSandbox vulnerabilities during the past 24 hours, including: CVE-2026-39813 (no previous recorded exploitation), CVE-2026-39808, CVE-2026-25089 (vibecoded, likely faulty exploit),” Defused warned.

On Thursday, CISA also confirmed that the flaws are actively exploited in the wild, adding them to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities. As mandated by Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04, U.S. federal agencies must patch vulnerable FortiSandbox instances by Sunday, July 19.

In February, Fortinet also patched a critical SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-21643) in the FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) platform, which Defused flagged ​​​​ as actively exploited one month later.

Two months later, the company addressed another security issue exploited in attacks: a path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-61624) that can allow authenticated attackers to escalate privileges.

Fortinet vulnerabilities are often exploited in cyber espionage campaigns and in ransomware attacks (often as zero-days). In total, CISA tracks 28 Fortinet vulnerabilities that have been exploited in attacks in recent years, 13 of which have also been abused in ransomware attacks.

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Connecting the dots: A developer who worked on the FPS classic Doom has slammed Microsoft’s top management for the way it has handled its gaming division in recent years. The criticism comes just days after a former Obsidian Entertainment developer called Xbox a “cancer” and confessed to not owning a single game on the console.

In an interview with Game Developer, the unnamed developer, who was one of the 3,200 Xbox employees fired by Microsoft earlier this month, criticized Redmond for announcing the job cuts a day before the launch of the new Doom DLC. The layoffs accounted for 20% of the total staff at Xbox and reduced the id Software workforce by 75%.

Accusing Microsoft of destroying “an immense amount of value,” the developer lamented that id Software and its employees did not benefit in any meaningful way after being acquired by the company. He also warned that the mass layoffs could hurt Microsoft as the “entire thing is going to fall apart” because the development teams depend heavily on one another to create quality content.

The Doom developer’s views on Microsoft are shared by his former boss, id Software co-founder and Doom creator John Carmack, who recently admitted that his earlier optimism about Microsoft’s acquisition of id Software hasn’t stood the test of time. In a social media post, Carmack wrote, “My ‘Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand’ statement isn’t aging well.”

Carmack, however, said that he understood why id Software was never a priority for a multitrillion-dollar company like Microsoft. “I’m saddened, but I can’t muster anger or outrage over it,” he stated, adding that he has no reason to doubt the Bloomberg report that claimed most of the smaller studios owned by Microsoft are being funded by Minecraft revenue.

Microsoft also recently confirmed plans to cut hundreds more jobs at Bethesda and its parent company, ZeniMax Media. The layoffs will reportedly impact 166 employees in Rockville and 213 in Cockeysville. The announcement has prompted widespread protests, with hundreds of Bethesda and ZeniMax employees rallying outside ZeniMax’s headquarters during lunchtime on Wednesday.

In addition to cutting thousands of jobs, Microsoft is also separating from at least four game studios that it acquired in recent years. According to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, the company will sell Ninja Theory and Undead Labs to third-party buyers, while Compulsion Games and Double Fine will become independent.

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Sonos has begun rolling out one of the most substantial updates to its mobile app since the company’s disastrous 2024 redesign made basic multiroom audio controls unreliable, alienated longtime customers, damaged the brand, contributed to a dramatic leadership overhaul and handed rivals an opening that may take years to close.

The new update adds optional tab-based navigation, speaker and room sorting, pinned products and a redesigned volume interface on iOS. Android users will receive the new volume controls later. Sonos says the phased rollout began on July 14 and may take up to two weeks to reach every compatible device.

The relevant versions are:

• 87.00.36 for iOS
• 87.00.35 for Android

The update also includes player software version 96.0-78270 for modern Sonos products and 86.8.78270 for legacy hardware.

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Sonos Brings Back Familiar Navigation

The largest change is the return of clearly visible tabs across the bottom of the app.

Users can now move directly among Home, System and Search rather than relying on the stacked screens and gestures introduced with the 2024 redesign. Sonos is making the interface optional for now; it can be enabled through Settings > Enable Improved Navigation and disabled again if users prefer the current layout.

Putting Home, System and Search where people can actually see them is not a software revolution. It is, however, considerably more useful than making customers remember which screen needs to be dragged, swiped or politely negotiated with before music appears.

The System tab now supports custom speaker and room sorting. Users can arrange products alphabetically, organize them manually or pin frequently used rooms to the top. That should be particularly useful for larger Sonos installations where finding the correct speaker had begun to resemble sorting through airport departure boards.

Other changes include:

• A dynamic volume slider on iOS
• Updated Now Playing background colors based on album artwork
• Swipe-to-delete controls for Sonos Favorites
• General performance improvements and bug fixes

Android users receive the new navigation and speaker sorting now, but Sonos says the redesigned volume interface is still coming.

The App Disaster Sonos Is Still Trying to Escape

The update matters because the Sonos app is not merely a remote control. It is the control center for grouping rooms, configuring speakers, tuning systems with Trueplay, managing music services and integrating products across the home.

In May 2024, Sonos replaced its established mobile app with a heavily redesigned version released ahead of the Sonos Ace headphones. Customers quickly reported missing and unreliable features, including speaker grouping, queue management, alarms, local music-library access and the ability to switch consistently among streaming services.

As eCoustics reported at the time, some of the company’s most loyal users suddenly found expensive whole-home systems harder to control after a mandatory software update. Owners with large local music libraries were hit especially hard because search and playback functions either disappeared or stopped working properly.

Former CEO Patrick Spence eventually issued an apology and announced seven commitments intended to repair both the software and Sonos’ relationship with customers. One of those promises was that major app changes would be introduced gradually, with optional experimental features made available before becoming the default.

The version 87 rollout follows that commitment almost exactly. The navigation is optional, the deployment is phased and customers can return to the previous interface.

It is remarkable what can happen when software controlling thousands of dollars of hardware is tested before being imposed on everyone.

The Fallout Went Beyond the App

The damage did not remain confined to software reviews and angry support forums. Spence stepped down in January 2025 and was replaced on an interim basis by board member Tom Conrad, who became permanent CEO in July 2025.

The turmoil also overshadowed the company’s hardware.

The Sonos Ace headphones arrived with strong build quality, comfort and sound, but their integration with the broader Sonos ecosystem was more limited than many customers expected. They could not function as a normal Sonos room or wireless multiroom endpoint, and some of their most useful home-theater features required a compatible Sonos soundbar.

The Arc Ultra and Sub 4 followed in October 2024 with meaningful hardware improvements, including Sonos’ Sound Motion bass technology and wider Android support for Trueplay. Those products still depended on the same app that the company was attempting to repair.

Sonos later canceled its reported Pinewood video-streaming project amid the wider leadership and product reset. More recently, the company has returned to hardware expansion with products including the professional Amp Multi, an eight-channel streaming amplifier designed for custom installations.

That makes dependable app control even more important. A professional installer cannot sell a multi-zone platform on simplicity and reliability if the homeowner needs a support ticket to locate the kitchen.

The Bottom Line

Version 87 does not erase the damage caused by the 2024 app disaster, nor does it prove that Sonos has finally resolved every remaining software problem.

It does show that Sonos is listening to complaints that should have been addressed before the original redesign reached customers. Clear tabs, customizable speaker sorting and more predictable volume controls are practical improvements for people who use the system every day.

The decision to make the new navigation optional and roll it out gradually is equally important. Sonos promised it would stop treating paying customers as an involuntary quality-assurance department. This release suggests somebody inside the company remembered.

The new interface is not revolutionary. It is an overdue return to the idea that software controlling a whole-home audio system should disappear into the background rather than becoming the most memorable part of the experience.

For more information: support.sonos.com

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