Payouts King ransomware uses QEMU VMs to bypass endpoint security

Multiple high-risk incidents and active exploitations were reported: Payouts King ransomware is abusing QEMU to run hidden VMs as a reverse-SSH backdoor to evade endpoint controls; CISA warned of active exploitation of a high-severity Apache ActiveMQ vulnerability; several recently leaked Windows zero-days and a published Microsoft Defender "RedSun" PoC are being used to gain SYSTEM/elevated privileges; a critical Marimo notebook flaw is being abused to deploy NKAbuse malware from Hugging Face; and ZionSiphon malware targets water treatment OT environments. Additional notable developments: a $