Applied Micro

05/29/2026

The Hidden Ransomware Economy Running on Exposed Databases -

A 5-year study on the Ransomware Economy found that 30,515 exposed databases were hit by ransom attacks, causing massive damage despite victims never paying.

05/28/2026

Charter confirms data breach after ShinyHunters extortion threat -

U.S. telecommunications giant Charter Communications has confirmed it suffered a data breach after the ShinyHunters extortion group threatened to leak stolen data unless a ransom is paid.

05/27/2026

Bosses blinded by confidence about shadow AI use by workers -

More than half of orgs in Okta survey faced an AI-related security incident or near miss last year

05/26/2026

Major tech manufacturer Foxconn confirms cyberattack hit North American factories -

The ransomware group Nitrogen claimed responsibility for the attack and said it stole 8 terabytes of data spanning more than 11 million files belonging to the company’s top customers.

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we remember and honor. We will be closed for the holiday.

05/21/2026

Attackers exploit Funnel Builder bug to inject e-skimmers into e-stores -

Attackers are exploiting a critical flaw in the WordPress Funnel Builder plugin to inject skimming code into WooCommerce checkout pages.

05/20/2026

Millions Impacted Across Several US Healthcare Data Breaches -

Several healthcare data breaches impacting hundreds of thousands and even millions were added to the HHS tracker.

05/19/2026

KongTuke hackers now use Microsoft Teams for corporate breaches -

Initial access broker KongTuke has moved to Microsoft Teams for social engineering attacks, taking as little as five minutes to gain persistent access to corporate networks.

05/18/2026

ShinyHunters hack 7-Eleven: franchisee data and Salesforce records exposed -

7-Eleven confirmed a breach after ShinyHunters claimed theft of over 600,000 Salesforce records and franchisee data.

05/14/2026

Stopping bugs before they ship: The shift to preventative security -

Secure software starts before coding begins. Threat modeling, safer defaults, dependency hygiene, and developer workflow guardrails can help prevent vulnerabilities.