1. Federal Agencies Warn Medusa Ransomware Has Now Hit More Than 500 Critical Infrastructure Organizations The FBI, CISA, and HHS published an updated #StopRansomware advisory on August 18, raising the confirmed Medusa victim count above 500 critical infrastructure organizations, up from roughly 300 in the previous guidance. Investigators note the group has sharply compressed its […]
Critical Infrastructure Like Water Plants Are a Hacking Target Now
Hackers reached critical infrastructure in at least a dozen states in under two weeks. Kentucky’s small utilities should assume they are on the same list. In late July, the Clayton County Water Authority outside Atlanta watched its water pressure fall. The authority serves about 300,000 people. It issued a boil water advisory. A broken main […]
Cyber Security Weekly Roundup: Top 5 for the Week of August 10 to 16, 2026
Top 5 Cyber Security News Stories 1. Six Agencies Issue Joint Advisory on Gunra Ransomware, and Hand Linux Victims a Free Way Out The FBI, CISA, DC3, NSA, U.S. Secret Service, and the Republic of Korea’s National Police Agency published a joint #StopRansomware advisory on Gunra, a Conti-derived double-extortion operation active against government, healthcare, and […]
AI Cuts Both Ways in Cyber Security
In April 2026, the FBI released its Internet Crime Report for 2025. For the first time in the report’s nearly 25 years, it carried a section on artificial intelligence. The number attached to it was 22,364 complaints and close to $893 million in losses. That sits inside a much larger total of $20.9 billion lost […]
73% Are Not Ready for a Cyber Attack. How to Be Ready.
Cyber attack readiness is not a document. It is a set of decisions you make before a cyber attack. A few months ago, I sat in a county office with a clerk who had a binder on her shelf labeled “Emergency Plan.” She pulled it down and blew the dust off the cover. Inside was […]
Cyber Security Weekly Roundup: Top 5 for the Week of July 27 to August 2, 2026
1. Coordinated Cyberattack Hits More Than 30 Minnesota Water Systems Minnesota IT Services confirmed that a coordinated cyberattack struck over 30 community water systems across roughly 48 hours beginning July 26. Braham’s treatment plant went offline entirely, while Plymouth, South St. Paul, and Maple Plain reported failures in cellular communications and automated utility controls, with […]