Nation State

An independent, defensive roundup of August 2026’s biggest cyber incidents: the BeyondTrust Remote Support zero-day (CVE-2026-102764) exploited by a China-nexus actor from late August, the McKesson and Manchester Airports Group breaches, a record 997 ransomware claims, social-engineering hits on Apollo, RingCentral and Carhartt, OT attacks on energy and water, and the AI angle. Each item carries a status label (Confirmed / Claimed / Reported) and a subjective 1–10 severity read.

An independent, attributed roundup of the major cybersecurity incidents of February 2026 — from Microsoft’s six actively-exploited zero-days and the BeyondTrust and Ivanti EPMM flaws to breaches at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, France’s national bank account registry (FICOBA), CarGurus, Figure, Advantest and Singapore’s four telcos. Each item carries a verification status (confirmed, reported or claimed) and a clearly-labelled subjective editorial severity, with a defensive takeaway.