A major dark web marketplace operator just got sentenced to 40 years in prison. Forty years. For facilitating hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal transactions and putting ransomware tools into
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Ransomware Recovery CEO Charged with Secret Payments and Overbilling
This story caught my attention because it is exactly the kind of thing that happens when your business is already in crisis mode and you are desperate to get your data back.
Pentagon Breach Exposes Data of Over 3 Million People
I love pointing this one out. The Pentagon has one of the largest IT security budgets on the planet. And they still got hacked. Over 3 million records, gone.
Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk
There is a widening cybersecurity gap specifically among small and mid-sized manufacturers in the US. And honestly, that does not surprise me at all, because security is expensive and it is a hard lif
Ransomware Gangs Exploit WatchGuard Firewall Flaw in Active Attacks
If your business runs a WatchGuard Firebox firewall, this is the one story you need to stop and read this week.
22,000 Microsoft Exchange Servers Still Exposed
If your business is still running an on-premises or hybrid Microsoft Exchange server, this is the one thing you need to check this week.
PaperCut Print Management Hit by Active Attacks
PaperCut NG and MF have a vulnerability being actively exploited — and if you are running this print management software on your shop floor, your print servers need attention this week.
AI-Powered Attacks Now Targeting Siemens Industrial Controllers in Manufacturing
Federal agencies put out a warning that threat actors are using artificial intelligence to build exploits aimed straight at Siemens S7 programmable logic controllers.
Ransomware Recovery Scam Poses as Legit Service to Steal Victim Payments
These scammers are going after anyone who’s had ransomware or even thinks they might have it.
Ransomware Hit 1,140 Industrial Orgs in Q2 — 65% Were Manufacturers — and It Stops Production Without Touching the Machines
Ransomware took down 1,140 factories in Q2. That is a lot of lost productivity in one of the most important parts of the economy.









