THIS week's cybersecurity news roundup from SecurityWeek covers significant developments including Microsoft issuing cloud patches for nine vulnerabilities across various platforms, the launch of Project Watershed 250 to bolster cybersecurity for Texas water utilities, and the payment of $128K in ransom by Winona County, Minnesota, following a ransomware attack.
It highlights an exploit published for a Microsoft Exchange flaw affecting over 21,000 servers, the breach of 5,000 Dropbox accounts due to Lenovo ID vulnerabilities, and new phishing attempts targeting Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace users. Plex released security updates to address vulnerabilities, and Israeli company Lasso Security raised $30 million for AI security advancements. Additionally, a Russian national was charged with delivering malware to 80,000 freelance users, and Guardio reached a valuation of $1.1 billion.