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Most small businesses survive data breaches. Here’s how to make sure yours does too

Paul WagenseilAugust 5, 2026

Despite scary made-up statistics, most small and medium businesses do beat data breaches and ransomware incidents.

Today's Top Ransomware Headlines

Ransomware: Explained and Explored

Black Hat
Black Hat 2026: 6 qualities security pros should look for in agentic AI systems
AI/ML
The real crisis: Your AI agents are over-privileged
Identity
Why AI agents need their own identity
Vulnerability Management
Why responsible vulnerability disclosure is now a boardroom issue
Identity
Non-human identity (NHI) programs stall on detection, not policy
Zero trust
What we learned about zero-trust from the OpenAI breach of HuggingFace
Endpoint/Device Security
Precision privilege containment: Eliminating local admin rights without disrupting productivity
Critical Infrastructure Security
Industry CISOs urge resilience, AI governance and regulatory reform
AI benefits/risks
Why we need to build AI into our network appliances
Active Directory
The modern path to unified Linux identity security: Securing hybrid infrastructure in a cloud-first world

Ransomware News

Keyv, cacheable npm supply chain attack hits 400-plus packages

Laura FrenchAugust 4, 2026

The attack is believed to be related to Mini Shai-Hulud.

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INC Ransomware chains two SonicWall SMA 1000 zero-days in attacks

Steve ZurierAugust 3, 2026

INC ransomware exploits SonicWall zero-days, prompting compromise fears.

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Anthropic Claude models compromised 3 companies during testing

Laura FrenchJuly 31, 2026

OpenAI’s Hugging Face incident disclosure prompted Anthropic to review its own evaluations.

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Qilin exploits Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect VPN firewalls

Steve ZurierJuly 21, 2026

Qilin exploited a patched Palo Alto VPN flaw, highlighting the cost of delayed patching.

Vulnerability Management

M. Thénardier, LastPass, GitHub, EBS, Spirals, Pegasus, Shaft, Josh Marpet, and More – SWN #599

July 17, 2026

M. Thénardier, LastPass, GitHub, EBS, Spirals, Pegasus, Shaft, Josh Marpet, and More on this episode of the Security Weekly News.

Cybersecurity and Digital Protection

Stolen identities cause 79% of ransomware attacks, says Sophos report

Steve ZurierJuly 17, 2026

Identity failures replace software flaws as ransomware's top access vector.

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Attackers execute a complete ransomware operation in under 24 hours

Steve ZurierJuly 16, 2026

Spirals ransomware encrypted a victim in under 24 hours, underscoring the need for rapid containment.

MacOS ‘CrashStealer’ malware poses as crash reporter to steal credentials

Laura FrenchJuly 15, 2026

The malware is written in C++ and uses a signed and notarized dropper to evade Gatekeeper.

Vulnerability Management

Mr. Data, Joomla Babooa, 1VPNS, RabbitMQ, UEFI, Center 16, Sextortion, Aaran Leyland – SWN #598

July 14, 2026

Mr. Data, Joomla Babooa, 1VPNS, RabbitMQ, UEFI, Center 16, Sextortion, Aaran Leyland, and More on the Security Weekly News.

Vulnerability Management

Borg, GitLost, ColdFusion, GodDamn, GhostApproval, OWA, Epaphroditus, Josh Marpet,.. – SWN #597

July 10, 2026

Borg, GitLost, ColdFusion, GodDamn, GhostApproval, OWA, Epaphroditus, Locutus, Josh Marpet, and More on this episode of the Security Weekly News.

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