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Friday Wrap Up: 19 December 2025

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The Friday Wrap Up is taking a holiday break 🎄

After 50 weeks of doom-scrolling through CVEs, data breaches, and supply chain incidents, the FWU is officially logging off until 2026.

Yes, 2026. The FWU will be back with more threat intelligence, more zero-days, and probably another ransomware group with a questionable naming convention.

What to expect during the FWU break:

• Threat actors will continue working (they don’t believe in work-life balance)

Friday Wrap Up: 16 Aug 2024

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

It’s been a busy week in cybersecurity and time for a Friday Wrap Up. Here are some of the interesting stories from this past week.

🚨 The FBI has successfully disrupted the Dispossessor ransomware operation, seizing servers after a global investigation. (Published on 8/12/2024, BleepingComputer). Read More

🤝 CrowdStrike addresses concerns at Black Hat and DEF CON, engaging directly with cybersecurity professionals. (Published on 8/12/2024, Dark Reading). Read More

⚠️ Multiple vulnerabilities found in Google’s Quick Share, potentially allowing remote code execution on Windows systems. (Published on 8/12/2024, SecurityWeek). Read More

Friday Wrap Up: 22 March 2024

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

It’s been a busy week in cybersecurity and time for a Saturday aka Friday Wrap Up. Here are some of the interesting stories from this past week.

🔐 Microsoft steps up security, deprecating 1024-bit RSA keys in Windows TLS. A significant move! (3/18/2024, BleepingComputer) Read more

🌏 Chinese ‘Earth Krahang’ hackers breach 70 orgs in a global campaign. (3/18/2024, BleepingComputer) Read more

💻 Malware distributed via fake Google Sites using HTML smuggling technique. Beware! (3/18/2024, The Hacker News) Read more