Microsoft Takes Down Fox Tempest for Providing Ransomware-Enabling Signing Tool

A wide range of high-impact cyber incidents and trends: Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit dismantled Fox Tempest — a group offering a signing tool that enabled ransomware — while Microsoft also disclosed a severe zero-day affecting on‑prem Exchange Server. Multiple large-scale breaches and thefts were reported (Grafana source‑code theft, Zara/Canvas data extortion by ShinyHunters), and critical vulnerabilities surfaced across Linux (Fragnesia LPE, “Dirty Frag” kernel issues) and widely used software (Avada Builder affecting ~1M WordPress sites). Malware families and campaigns evolved (Gremlinste