Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from South Korea and the U.S. warned of Gunra ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure sectors and organizations across the world. Targets of these attacks include healthcare and public health, financial services, government services and facilities, and professional and nonprofit services. “Gunra is another variant in theRead More »Gunra Ransomware Exploits Fortinet and Schneider Electric Flaws to Breach Networks

Attackers shut down a steam turbine and the process-water treatment system at a Polish combined heat and power plant by coming in over the private cellular network the local grid operator uses to reach remote equipment. The plant supplies heat to roughly 50,000 residents. Recovery began at about 7:30 a.m.Read More »Hackers Breach Polish Power Plant Controls via Private Cellular Network and Shut Turbine

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a supply chain compromise impacting WordPress plugin vendor BdThemes, prompting the content management systems (CMS) platform’s plugins team to temporarily disable their downloads. “Unlike traditional software supply chain attacks, zero source code files were modified within the official WordPress.org repository,” Wordfence researcher Paolo Tresso said.

AI is helping development teams produce far more code, far faster. But security teams still have to review vulnerabilities, manage dependencies, prioritize fixes, and control risk at human speed. When software output jumps 10 to 50 times, the problem is no longer just finding vulnerabilities. It is keeping security fromRead More »Shipping 10–50× More Code? Watch This Webinar on Securing AI-Speed Development

Microsoft has disclosed that Storm-1175, a financially motivated threat actor linked to China, has deployed a previously undocumented ransomware strain called StormEncryptor. The use of StormEncryptor marks a shift from the adversary’s previous use of Medusa ransomware, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Team said. “StormEncryptor is written in C++ and appendsRead More »China-Linked Hackers Deploy New StormEncryptor Ransomware, Likely via N-central Flaw

A lot of security problems still begin with someone doing a completely normal thing. Cloning a repo. Answering a call. Leaving a box exposed. Trusting the default. That pretty much covers the mood this week. Old bugs are back, supply chains are getting stranger, and some exploit paths are soRead More »⚡ Weekly Recap: AI Goes Rogue, Metabase 0-Day, MCP Supply-Chain Attacks, and Router Backdoors