Cyber attacks rarely affect just one organization. They cascade across industries, partners, and customers. The following five attacks illustrate how modern breaches unfold, and why prevention, detection, and response must evolve. 1. Change Healthcare (UnitedHealth Group): Healthcare Ransomware via Citrix Access Organization impacted Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group What happenedAttackers gained access using […]
Top 5 Cyber Security stories from last week (week of March 9–15, 2026)
1. 🔴 Google Chrome Zero-Days Patched Under Active Exploitation Google released emergency security updates to fix two high-severity Chrome vulnerabilities — CVE-2026-3909 (an out-of-bounds write in the Skia graphics library) and CVE-2026-3910 (an inappropriate implementation in the V8 JavaScript engine). Both were discovered by Google itself on March 10, 2026, and are being actively exploited […]
The Accidental Insider: How Employees Unknowingly Put Your Organization at Risk
A guide for every employee. No technical background required When most people imagine a data breach, they picture a shadowy hacker in a dark room breaking through layers of high-tech defenses, not an insider. The reality is far less dramatic and far closer to home. According to cyber security researchers, most data incidents don’t begin […]
Cyber Security Weekly: Top stories from Last Week (March 1– March 7, 2026)
Closest call / honorable mention: LexisNexis confirmed a breach after a threat actor leaked data allegedly taken from a limited number of servers containing mostly legacy data from before 2020. It did not make my top five only because the company said the matter was contained and there was no evidence of impact to products […]
Identity Abuse The New Face of Fraud
Identity abuse is the deliberate misuse of someone’s personal or organizational identity to gain access, steal money, or manipulate systems. In cybersecurity terms, it’s what happens when an attacker successfully impersonates a real person (an employee, a vendor, a customer, even a board member) and uses that stolen or spoofed identity to bypass defenses built […]
Cyber Security Weekly: Top stories from Last Week (Feb 22–Feb 28, 2026)
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN auth bypass — CVE-2026-20127 (actively exploited, CVSS 10)Why it’s top: Internet-exposed SD-WAN control-plane components are high-impact; exploitation has been publicly reported, and agencies have issued urgent guidance. Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) — CVE-2026-1281 / CVE-2026-1340 (widespread automated exploitation attempts)Fix-first: Patch/mitigate any internet-facing EPMM immediately; treat as mass-scanned. BeyondTrust Remote Support / […]