Report Date: 2026-07-31
New KEVs: 3 ▼ -3 vs last weekRansomware Victims: 244 ▲ +75 vs last week
3 vulnerabilities were added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog this period. Arista products show the strongest concentration of risk signals this week. Ransomware activity is moderate with 244 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-2026-16812 – Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator | CVSS 10.0 | EPSS 0.9% / 56th pct
CISA deadline: 2026-07-30 (overdue by 1d) — 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. - CVE-2026-20316 – Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) | CVSS 5.3 | EPSS 0.8% / 53th pct
CISA deadline: 2026-08-01 (1d remaining) — 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. - CVE-2025-68686 – Fortinet FortiOS | CVSS 5.9 | EPSS 1.3% / 67th pct
CISA deadline: 2026-08-10 (10d remaining) — 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-2026-16812 – Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator | CVSS 10.0 (CRITICAL) | AV: Network | EPSS 0.9% / 56th pct | Ransomware Use: No
- CVE-2025-68686 – Fortinet FortiOS | CVSS 5.9 (MEDIUM) | AV: Network | EPSS 1.3% / 67th pct | Ransomware Use: No
- CVE-2026-20316 – Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) | CVSS 5.3 (MEDIUM) | AV: Network | EPSS 0.8% / 53th 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 · yesterday – Schneider Electric IGSS
View CSAF Summary Schneider Electric is aware of a vulnerability in its IGSS Definition module for the IGSS (Interactive Graphical SCADA System) product. The [IGSS](https://igss.schneider-electric.com/) product is a stat… - CISA ICS AdvisoryAdvisory · yesterday – Rockwell Automation CompactLogix 5380 ControlLogix 5580 / 1756-EN4TR Communications Module
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. The following versions of Rockwell Automation CompactLogix 5380 ControlLogix 5580 / 1756-EN4… - CISA ICS AdvisoryAdvisory · yesterday – Johnson Controls OpenBlue Employee
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to upload malicious files, execute stored cross-site scripting attacks, or inject arbitrary HTML content. The following versions … - SANS ISCResearch · 2 days ago – Apple Patches Everything (July 2026), (Wed, Jul 29th)
I am a bit late with this summary, but this week Apple released updates to all its operating systems and Safari. The Safari update, as usual, targets macOS prior to macOS 26. macOS updates covered the two older versions … - SANS ISCResearch · 3 days ago – AutoIT Payload Injector , (Tue, Jul 28th)
For a long time, AutoIT[1] has been pretty common in the malware ecosystem. Threat actors still use it because it's easy to write and powerful. Indeed, it can perform all the required actions to inject a pa… - Unit 42Research · today – The Xcode Assassin Returns: A Deep Dive Into the Latest XCSSET Version
Analysis of XCSSET v40 reveals a macOS malware targeting developers via Xcode. Unit 42 used advanced pattern matching and AI to decode its logic. The post The Xcode Assassin Returns: A Deep Dive Into the Latest XCSSET Ve… - Unit 42Incident · yesterday – Chinese-Speaking Threat Actor Harnesses AI Models for Autonomous Cyberattacks
Unit 42 details a Chinese speaking threat actor combining autonomous AI scanning across seven vulnerabilities with manual exploitation. Read more. The post Chinese-Speaking Threat Actor Harnesses AI Models for Autonomous… - Sophos X-OpsResearch · 3 days ago – Chaos in Teams vishing
Attackers used Microsoft Teams vishing, custom malware, and remote access tools to facilitate ransomware deployment Categories: Threat Research Tags: Microsoft Teams, vishing, Ransomware, Chaos - Sophos X-OpsResearch · 4 days ago – 2607-secai
<p>What that means for Customer Protections&nbsp;</p> Categories: Threat Research, AI Research - The RecordIncident · today – CISA warns of spike in attacks on water systems as Minnesota incidents probed
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in a public alert on Thursday that facilities should âremove publicly exposed PLCs and other operational technology (OT) from the internet as soon as possible." - The RecordNews · today – Cyber Command plans Silicon Valley office to drive innovation
The outpost will have its own director, though no one has yet been named for the post, and support the commandâs nascent Cyber Warfare Innovation Center (CIWC). - Security Affairs (APT)Incident · today – South Korea Warns of State-Backed Watering Hole Attacks
South Korea warned that nation-state actors are using phishing and compromised websites to silently infect citizens and businesses. South Korea agencies (The National Intelligence Service, the National Police Agency, the… - Security Affairs (APT)News · today – SilverFox Targets Japanese Manufacturer With Advanced ValleyRAT Campaign
SilverFox targeted a Japanese manufacturer with new DLL sideloading techniques, kernel drivers, and resilient ValleyRAT persistence mechanisms. Cato CTRL documented a new SilverFox campaign targeting a Japanese industria… - Security Affairs (Cybercrime)News · yesterday – Researchers Expose Flying Eagle Criminal Ecosystem Behind Fake Chinese Police App
Researchers linked the Flying Eagle Android RAT to fake police apps, uncovering 170 servers in a growing cybercrime ecosystem. Hunt.io researchers and independent journalist NetAskari started with a fraudulent Android ap… - Security Affairs (Cybercrime)News · yesterday – Cybercriminals Are Leveraging Autonomous AI Offensive Security Agents
Resecurity warns AI offensive agents are lowering hacking barriers, fueling an AI-driven race between attackers and defenders. Resecurity analyzed how autonomous offensive security agents such as T3MP3ST, Strix, CyberStr…
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.
45 new victims posted today
7-day total: 244 via Ransomware.live
Infostealer Exposure: 19,407 employee credentials and 792,109 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.
- Crpxo — CRPxO is actively recruiting affiliates, offering:
🔹 70% revenue share
🔹 XMR/BTC payouts
🔹 Claimed payouts within 24 hours
🔹 $333 one-time affiliate access
Most Targeted Sectors
Top Countries
US (109), GB (15), DE (12), IN (10), CA (7)
Notable Incidents
- Universitatea de Vest „Vasile Goldiș” din Arad (Education · RO) — claimed by Qilin. N/A Press coverage →
- BH Security, LLC. (brinkshome.com) (Professional Services · US) — claimed by Shinyhunters. Over 4.9 million Salesforce records containing some PII was compromised. This is a final warning to reach out by 30 July 2026 before we leak along with several annoying (digital) problems that'll come your way. Make the … Press coverage →
- greenecountyga.gov (Government & Defense · US) — claimed by Incransom. Greene County, Georgia is a historic and scenic county located in the east-central "Lake Country" region of the state, roughly halfway between Atlanta and Augusta. Established in 1786 as Georgia's 11th county, it is wide… Press coverage →
- msgas.com.br (Energy & Utilities · BR) — claimed by Blackwater. customers' personal data, contract information, internal company data:
http://ucfhnoihzgx4wz4beyzfxnh46cs37r4zbq627xyctykpatruvmghbyqd.onion/s/7f89713825a4376e/ Press coverage → - Plitvička Jezera Nacionalni Park (Hospitality · HR) — claimed by Qilin. N/A 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.
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