Resilience's report Cyber risk in energy and utilities analyzes cyber insurance claims filed between Jan. 1, 2023 and Sept. 5, 2026. Email compromise made up 21% of energy and utilities claims, against 10% across the rest of the portfolio. Ransomware was only 9% of claims but about 70% of incurred losses including reserves. In several cas…
Qilin and Settra ransomware groups are actively exploiting CVE-2026-0257, an authentication bypass in PAN-OS GlobalProtect and Prisma Access disclosed in May 2026, according to ReliaQuest. Because access arrives through the victim's own VPN, it can resemble legitimate remote work and go unnoticed until credential theft, lateral movement, …
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 reports active exploitation of CVE-2026-0257, an authentication bypass in the portal and gateway components of PAN-OS GlobalProtect. The flaw lets unauthorized attackers circumvent security controls and open VPN connections. The October 19 update says Unit 42 continues to see exploitation attempts by ransomware …
Multiple ransomware groups, including Qilin and INC, are exploiting CVE-2026-0257, an authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect portals and gateways. Unit 42 has been investigating intrusions since early June across many sectors, including finance, healthcare and manufacturing. The flaw was patched on May 13 and ini…
Rapid7's Q3 2026 threat landscape report finds that high-severity vulnerabilities were exploited an average of three days after disclosure, with 71% exploited within the first seven days. 79% of them are classed as 'holy grail' flaws, meaning remote and needing no credentials or user interaction. Ransomware remains the dominant threat. Th…