Q3 2026 Sets New Record for Ransomware Attacks

Infosecurity Magazine headlines from October 2026 report a broad range of cyber threats, including record ransomware activity, active exploitation of critical Atlassian, Citrix NetScaler and Cisco SD-WAN vulnerabilities, China- and Russia-linked campaigns, supply-chain and cloud-account breaches, phishing and ClickFix delivery techniques, malware targeting IoT and telecom infrastructure, and increasing use of AI by attackers. The feed also highlights post-quantum cryptography readiness gaps, authentication weaknesses, and law-enforcement disruption of ransomware operations.