US and South Korea warn of Gunra ransomware targeting govt agencies
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FBI, South Korea warn of Gunra ransomware gang targeting critical infrastructure
The Gunra ransomware gang is breaching critical infrastructure organizations through vulnerabilities in popular brands of firewalls, the FBI and South Korea’...
U.S., South Korean government agencies caution to be on lookout for Gunra ransomware gang
The ransomware-as-a-service outfit has gone after a range of critical infrastructure sectors across the globe. The post U.
Cybersecurity firm's election system findings halted amid political pressure
Mojave Research's examination of Dominion voting systems in Puerto Rico revealed at least a dozen high- or critical-severity software vulnerabilities.
#StopRansomware: Gunra Ransomware
Advisory at a Glance Title #StopRansomware: Gunra Ransomware Original Publication August 10, 2026 Executive Summary Gunra is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS)...
US cyber ambassador nominee Cassady confirmed in Senate
NTIA official Adam Cassady becomes the second person confirmed to be the State Department's ambassador-at-large for cyber policy.
200 accounts compromised in Swiss government’s Microsoft SharePoint breach
Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint servers belonging to Switzerland’s Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommun...
CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-8037 Progress L...
Capitol Hill wants to know if executive branch, foreign allies coordinated enough to combat scams
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing explored how 13 federal agencies and myriad foreign governments are wrestling with the problem. The post Capitol...
Despite federal warnings, thousands of U.S. industrial controllers used in water systems remain exposed online
A scan of internet-connected industrial equipment found 4,400 exposed PLCs, including 22 in cities recently targeted by water system attacks. The post Despit...
Swiss government SharePoint breach compromised 200 accounts
Switzerland's federal IT office says hackers exploited vulnerabilities to breach its Microsoft SharePoint servers and compromised approximately 200 accounts. [.
Ransom Cartel Leader Sentenced to 16 Years in U.S.
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UK data watchdog criticizes Metropolitan Police for data handling failures
The UK's data protection regulator criticized the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) for significant data handling failures, including sharing a stalking vict...
Brazil's health system data exposed online
As outlined in HackRead, over 102,000 private records from Brazil’s health surveillance system were left accessible online without any security measures, exp...
Snowflake hacker pleads guilty, faces up to 32 years in prison
A Canadian man is facing decades in prison for hacking customer accounts at cloud storage provider Snowflake and stealing data from more than 165 organizatio...
Ransom Cartel Creator Gets 16 Years in Prison for Operating Ransomware-as-a-Service
A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, sentenced Maksim Silnikau to 16 years in prison on August 5 for creating and running Ransom Cartel, the ransomware-a...
Snowflake Hacker Pleads Guilty Over Breaches Affecting at Least 100 Million People
Connor Riley Moucka pleaded guilty in Seattle federal court on Wednesday to computer fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and a related conspiracy ov...
Tom Cotton prods Treasury for tax code tweaks to modernize OT
The Senate Intel Committee chair wrote to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about changes to spur investment in aging technology to better guard against cyber...
Swiss Federal IT Agency FOITT compromised about 200 accounts due to SharePoint flaws
Switzerland’s Federal Office for Information Technology and Communications (FOITT) disclosed that approximately 200 accounts were compromised on its on-premi...