Ransomware
NEWS ROUNDUP – 9th February 2026
European Commission contained suspicious activity against its device management platform, while reports highlighted CERT-EU indicators on infrastructure. Microsoft warned of active exploitation of SolarWinds Web Help Desk flaws. Singapore’s telco sector investigated an alleged state-linked intrusion as Winter Olympics services faced disruption attempts. UK authorities examined cyber-sanctions compliance and NIS bill progress, and Substack and Coupang disclosed user data exposure.
NEWS ROUNDUP – 6th February 2026
CISA ordered U.S. agencies to remove unsupported edge devices as active exploitation of a GitLab flaw continues. Romania’s Conpet reported a cyberattack disrupting systems, while Flickr warned of member data exposure via a third-party email provider. The UK ICO opened investigations into X and xAI over Grok, as the European Commission advanced a cybersecurity package and NIST sought draft comments.
NEWS ROUNDUP – 1st February 2026
Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile zero-days drove urgent patching and forensic hunts, while US authorities seized the RAMP cybercrime forum and forfeited $400M tied to crypto laundering. Major incidents disrupted US municipal services, hosting infrastructure, and fintech platforms. Policy moved with a UK–Japan cyber partnership, alongside standards updates shaping vulnerability disclosure, random number generation assurance, and compliance expectations globally.
NEWS ROUNDUP – 30th January 2026
Nike investigated an extortion-linked breach claim, Rotterdam port operations faced hacktivist-driven DDoS disruption, and CISA added actively exploited Ivanti EPMM vulnerabilities to its KEV catalogue. Law enforcement seized the RAMP cybercrime forum, while NIST advanced its Cyber AI Profile consultation. Identity compromise, control-plane abuse, and data-only extortion dominated incident response priorities globally.
NEWS ROUNDUP – 21st January 2026
Over the past 48 hours, responders tracked UK warnings on Russia-aligned DDoS activity, Ingram Micro’s disclosure affecting 42,000 people, and a brief hijack of Iranian state television feeds. Investigations detailed LinkedIn-delivered malware and Gemini prompt injection, while policymakers advanced EU cybersecurity reforms, new UK fraud reporting, and Singapore issued fresh vulnerability advisories impacting cloud deployments, broadcast resilience, and response planning.
