Report Date: 2026-07-06
New KEVs: 1 ▼ -6 vs last weekRansomware Victims: 192 ▲ +75 vs last week
One new vulnerability was added to the CISA KEV catalog this period. Microsoft products show the strongest concentration of risk signals this week. Ransomware activity is moderate with 192 new victims posted to leak sites over the last 7 days, with Thegentlemen posting the most victims.
Patch This Week
The top 3 KEVs to remediate right now, ranked by CISA deadline proximity, ransomware exploitation, and severity. These are confirmed exploited — if you do nothing else today, patch these.
- CVE-2026-45659 – Microsoft SharePoint Server | CVSS 8.8 | EPSS 3.2% / 87th pct
CISA deadline: 2026-07-04 (overdue by 2d) — Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Top KEVs
Vulnerabilities confirmed actively exploited in the wild by CISA — ranked by ransomware use, then severity. Patch these before anything else.
This Reporting Window
- CVE-2026-45659 – Microsoft SharePoint Server | CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) | AV: Network | EPSS 3.2% / 87th pct | Ransomware Use: No
Security News
Advisories, threat research, and incident reports from 12 sources across government, commercial research, and security journalism — prioritized by source credibility.
- CISA ICS AdvisoryAdvisory · 4 days ago – Gardyn IoT Hub
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow unauthenticated users to access and control IoT Hub managed devices. The following versions of Gardyn IoT Hub are affected: Home Firmware Stu… - CISA ICS AdvisoryAdvisory · 4 days ago – ST Engineering iDirect iQ-Series Terminals
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to device information or cause a denial-of-service condition. The following versions of ST Engineerin… - CISA ICS AdvisoryAdvisory · 4 days ago – CubeSpace CW0057 Reaction Wheel
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to upload arbitrary malicious firmware to the device. The following versions of CubeSpace CW0057 Reaction Wheel are affected: CW0057… - SANS ISCResearch · 5 days ago – Why Ask Credentials If There Are Secret Codes?, (Wed, Jul 1st)
This morning, an interesting phishing email hit my mailbox. It targets Metamask[1], a cryptocurrency wallet, available as a browser extension and a mobile app, that lets users store, send, and receive crypto mo… - Unit 42Research · 5 days ago – Phantom Squatting: AI-Hallucinated Domains as a Software Supply Chain Vector
Attackers can exploit LLM domain hallucinations through phantom squatting to target supply chains. Read the analysis to learn more. The post Phantom Squatting: AI-Hallucinated Domains as a Software Supply Chain Vector ap… - Unit 42Incident · 10 days ago – Threat Brief: Mitigating Large-Scale Credential Attacks
We provide guidance for preparing for and mitigating large-scale credential attacks, focusing on recent campaigns targeting security vendors' devices. The post Threat Brief: Mitigating Large-Scale Credential Attacks appe… - Sophos X-OpsResearch · 4 days ago – Vect and TeamPCP partner for ransomware campaigns
Credentials harvested through supply chain compromises enable large‑scale ransomware deployment Categories: Threat Research Tags: Vect, TeamPCP, Ransomware - Sophos X-OpsResearch · 19 days ago – AI in the underground: Curiosity, claims, and concerns
Amid discussions about how artificial intelligence can facilitate cybercrime, some threat actors remain skeptical Categories: Threat Research Tags: AI, Dark Web, underground - The RecordNews · today – Canadian spy agency reports hacking three criminal groups in 2025
A ransomware-as-a-service gang, an online foreign extremist group and drug traffickers were separately the targets of offensive operations in 2025, according to Canada's Communications Security Establishment. - The RecordIncident · today – Attackers vote themselves $20 million in BONK cryptocurrency
BonkDAO said in a social media post that it was the victim of a âmalicious governance proposal,â or an attack in which holders of a large amount of BONK used that leverage to vote more coins into their wallets. - Security Affairs (APT)Incident · 10 days ago – Chinese APT CL-STA-1062 Expands Attacks on Southeast Asian Critical Infrastructure With Custom Malware
Chinese-speaking APT CL-STA-1062 targeted Southeast Asian government and energy networks open-source tools, and a new TinyRCT backdoor. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers published a detailed report on a Chinese-spea… - Security Affairs (APT)News · 10 days ago – macOS.Gaslight: North Korea-Linked Malware That Tries to Gaslight the Analyst
macOS.Gaslight: DPRK Rust implant for Mac with a prompt injection payload designed to fool AI-based malware analysts. SentinelLabs researchers spotted a Rust-based macOS implant, dubbed macOS.Gaslight, that surfaced in e… - Security Affairs (Cybercrime)News · today – Hidden Web Prompts Trick AI Agents Into Sending Money
Hidden prompts on malicious websites trick AI agents into making payments or trusting fake sites, exposing new risks for autonomous AI workflows. Zscaler ThreatLabz documented two active campaigns that embed hidden instr… - Security Affairs (Cybercrime)Incident · yesterday – Medtronic Notifies 3.8 Million After ShinyHunters Data Breach
Medtronic says a ShinyHunters attack exposed the personal and medical data of over 3.8 million people. Products and operations were unaffected. Medtronic is notifying 3,834,294 individuals after a cyberattack by the Shin… - Bleeping ComputerNews · today – Phishing poses as big-brand job interview to steal Google accounts
A phishing campaign is impersonating more than 30 well-known brands, including Adobe, Netflix, Coca-Cola, and OpenAI, in fake job interviews to steal Google account credentials from marketing professionals. […]
Ransomware Activity
Victim counts posted to ransomware group leak sites — use this to gauge which groups are most active and which sectors and regions are being targeted.
31 new victims posted today
7-day total: 192 via Ransomware.live
Infostealer Exposure: 1,411 employee credentials and 33,920 user credentials compromised via infostealer malware across victim organisations — indicating credential theft likely preceded these ransomware deployments.
Most Active Groups
Group Intelligence
- Thegentlemen — The Gentlemen is a RaaS group that emerged in July–August 2025, rapidly claiming over 320 victims across 17+ countries by offering affiliates a 90% revenue share, deploying a Go-based locker against Windows, Linux, NAS, and BSD systems; a compromised C2 server in 2026 revealed more than 1,570 linked victims.
- Qilin — Qilin ransomware was first observed in July of 2022. Qilin Ransomware is written in Golang and supports multiple encryption modes; all of which are controlled by the operator. Qilin actors practice double extortion – demanding payment for a decryptor, as well as for the non-release of stolen data.
- Safepay — SafePay emerged in September 2024 as a rapidly growing ransomware operation that explicitly disavows the RaaS model and manages all operations internally, claiming over 300 victims worldwide by mid-2025 with a high-profile early attack against UK telematics firm Microlise stealing 1.2 TB of data.
- Krybit — Krybit is an emerging RaaS group that launched in late March 2026, offering affiliates an 80/20 revenue split with support for Windows, Linux, ESXi, and NAS device encryption, and became notable for a public feud with rival group 0APT in which each breached and leaked the other's operator data.
- Incransom — INC Ransom is a prolific ransomware-as-a-service operation active since July 2023 that systematically targets healthcare, government, education, and manufacturing sectors in North America and Europe, having posted over 200 victims in 2025 alone with no sector off-limits.
Most Targeted Sectors
Top Countries
US (66), DE (21), GB (9), BR (9), FR (8)
Notable Incidents
- acworth-ga.gov (Public Sector · US) — claimed by Incransom. Acworth is located in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains and is nestled along the banks of Lake Acworth and Lake Allatoona, hence its nickname “The Lake City.” The city boasts a rich history, a charming downtow… Press coverage →
- Indra Group (Technology · ES) — claimed by Thegentlemen. ***.com zoominfo.com/c/indra-sistemas-sa/136495916 Indra, a leading Spanish multinational technology and consulting company. It specializes in innovative solutions for defense, aerospace, air traffic management, smart mo… Press coverage →
- Stadttheater Giessen (Hospitality and Tourism · DE) — claimed by Thegentlemen. ***.de rocketreach.co/stadttheater-giessen-gmbh-profile_b40b4590ff936dde Stadttheater Gießen is a prominent multi-genre municipal theatre in Germany, renowned for its striking Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) building constructe… Press coverage →
- Au Vieux Campeur (Consumer Services · FR) — claimed by Thegentlemen. ***.fr Au Vieux Campeur is a premier French retailer and the leading independent outdoor and sports equipment company in Europe.Founded in Paris in 1941, the brand has expanded from a single historic boutique in the Lati… Press coverage →
Vendor-Specific Risks
Vendors with confirmed KEV exploitation this week — the stacked bar shows how that exposure breaks down across exploited CVEs (red), critical CVEs to watch (orange), and news mentions (yellow). Prioritize patching vendors with the largest red segment.
Microsoft is the only vendor with confirmed KEV exploitation this period — KEVs: 1, Critical CVEs: 0, News Mentions: 0.
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