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Ransom Cartel Creator Sentenced to 16 Years: What Website Owners Should Learn

A federal judge has sentenced the creator of the Ransom Cartel ransomware-as-a-service operation to 16 years in prison, underscoring the real-world consequences of running extortion schemes that targeted companies across multiple U.S. states and abroad.

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Ransomware Payment Trends Q2 2026: What the Coveware by Veeam Report Reveals

The Coveware by Veeam Q2 2026 report shows ransomware payments splitting sharply, with averages climbing while medians fall, reflecting a wider gap between mass-extortion incidents and smaller cases.

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Cisco FMC Zero-Day CVE-2026-20316: What Hosting Teams Should Know About Active Exploitation

CISA has added a Cisco Secure FMC zero-day to its KEV catalog after reports of active exploitation. Here is what hosting teams and network operators should know about CVE-2026-20316.

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Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass: What CVE-2026-16232 Means for Hosting Customers

Rapid7 has released technical details and a public proof-of-concept for CVE-2026-16232, a critical authentication bypass in Check Point SmartConsole that has already been exploited in the wild.