Ransomware or critical infra hit? Top US manufacturer maintains steely silence Nucor, the largest steel manufacturer in the US, shut down production operations after discovering its servers had been penetrated.… READ MORE HERE…

Admits due diligence fell short – furious users cry ‘gaslighting’ Customers are blasting VPN Secure’s new parent company after it abruptly axed thousands of “lifetime” accounts. The reason? The CEO admits in an interview with The Register that his team didn’t dig deep enough before acquiring the virtual private network outfit, and simply can’t afford to honor those legacy deals.… READ MORE HERE…

Plus: All the fun and frolic of fixes from Adobe, SAP, Ivanti Patch Tuesday  It’s that time of the month again, and Microsoft has made it extra spicy by revealing five flaws it says are under active exploitation – but rates as important rather than critical fixes.… READ MORE HERE…

Both agencies seem unbothered despite tech world’s clear concerns for US infoseccers CYBERUK  The top brass from the UK’s cyber agency say everything is business as usual when it comes to the GCHQ arm’s relationship with CISA, amid growing unease about the current administration’s treatment of its US equivalent.… READ MORE HERE…