Half of the ransomware attacks KELA counted from January to September 2025 hit critical-infrastructure sectors, and manufacturing grew fastest: 838 attacks, up 61% on the same months of 2024. Dragos tied 747 of 1,140 industrial ransomware incidents in Q2 2026 (65%) to manufacturers, and Comparitech put the average 2025 ransom demand against them at about $1.16 million, more than double 2024's $523,000. The leverage is operational technology: programmable logic controllers and control systems built for uptime, often on software nobody can patch without stopping the line. When the shop floor stops, so does the revenue.
Half of 2025's ransomware hit critical sectors, and manufacturing grew fastest: 838 attacks, up 61%. What the four counters agree on, what CISA's 2026 advisories say about factory equipment, and where a small plant starts.
A deep dive into four real WordPress security breaches from 2024, including the plugin supply chain attack, Really Simple Security authentication bypass, LiteSpeed Cache debug log exposure, and File Manager remote code execution. Each case study reveals actionable lessons for hardening your WordPress installation.
