Seriously? Another Week, Another Pile of Sh*t

Oh joy. It’s Wednesday, which means another ISC Stormcast summary because apparently *someone* has to tell you what’s breaking on the internet. Fine. Here’s the gist, and try to keep up.

Basically, a bunch of crap is going down. We’re talking about CVE-2023-5176 in ConnectWise ScreenConnect – yeah, *another* remote access vulnerability. Exploitation is actively happening, so if you use that garbage, patch it NOW. Like, yesterday. Don’t come crying to me when your network gets ransomed because you were too lazy.

Then there’s a new RansomHub leak site – surprise, surprise. More data being extorted from hapless victims. They’re targeting organizations in the education sector, which is just… predictable. Honestly, these ransomware clowns are about as original as a Windows default password.

And to top it all off, there’s chatter about DarkBit continuing their attacks. More of the same: exploiting vulnerabilities and generally being a nuisance. Look, if you’re running outdated systems, you deserve whatever you get. Seriously.

Oh, and they mentioned some phishing campaigns targeting Microsoft users. Phishing! Groundbreaking stuff, really. It’s like saying water is wet.

So yeah, that’s your week in security. A whole lot of preventable disasters and a reminder that everyone’s an idiot. Go patch things. I’m going back to ignoring the inevitable fallout.

Source: ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

Related Anecdote: I once had a sysadmin tell me they didn’t need to patch a server because “it doesn’t face the internet.” I asked him how his internal users accessed it. He said “over the network.” I swear, sometimes I think humanity is actively trying to self-destruct.

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