Government Agencies Falling Victim to Ransomware Daily, Warns Study

Multiple high-impact stories: CISA issued an urgent patch mandate (deadline July 19) for two actively exploited critical Fortinet vulnerabilities; Microsoft released a record 570 CVE fixes in July Patch Tuesday as AI-driven discovery increases patch volume; researchers disclosed eleven Microsoft‑signed UEFI shims that can bypass Secure Boot; and Sophos reports compromised logins (phishing, brute force) are now the most common ransomware entry vector. The feed also highlights novel phishing techniques (Lua loader disguised as TrueType fonts, eCard lures), MFA bypass tooling (Evilginx exposures,