Day: October 14, 2026

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Ransomware Gangs Are Making It Personal: More Than a Third of Attacks Now Include Threats Against Staff

L7 News October 14, 2026

Here Is How Layered Defenses Help When Extortion Moves From Your Servers to Your PeopleRansomware used to be about locked...

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14 Charged, 187 Computers Seized in Texas ‘Laptop Farm’ Crackdown on North Korean Remote Workers: The Briefing

L7 News October 14, 2026

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced its latest move against North Korea’s remote IT worker scheme, in which workers abroad...

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Microsoft’s Record 1,400-Flaw Patch Tuesday at a Glance, Plus a Checklist for Small IT Teams

L7 News October 14, 2026

Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday is the biggest it has ever shipped, and it lands on teams that were still digesting...

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From Japanese Scam Texts to a Court-Ordered Takedown: A Timeline of Microsoft’s Strike on Three Phishing Platforms

L7 News October 14, 2026

The fake “your package is delayed” or “unpaid toll” text rarely comes from a lone scammer. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced...

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Attackers Are Breaking Into Fully Patched Ivanti VPNs: What Connect Secure Customers Are Asking

L7 News October 14, 2026

If your staff connect to the office through an Ivanti Connect Secure VPN, this is the week to check on...

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Only 1 in 200 Vulnerabilities Ever Gets Used in an Attack. Microsoft’s Data Shows Which Ones, and Why Servers Are the Weak Spot

L7 News November 3, 2026

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No Cards, No ATMs: A Cyber Incident Sends Turning Stone’s Casinos and Stores in Central New York to Cash Only

L7 News November 3, 2026

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Your AI Coding Assistant May Be Installing Abandoned Software: The MCPhantom Findings at a Glance

L7 News November 3, 2026

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The Malware Came From the Factory: How Google Tore Down a 1.3 Million-Device TV Box Botnet

L7 News November 3, 2026

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Nearly a Year Later, Harvard’s Alumni and Donor Breach Finally Has a Number: 851,000 Email Addresses

L7 News November 3, 2026