Weekly Cybersecurity Threat Briefing — June 1, 2026
# Weekly Cybersecurity Threat Briefing — June 1, 2026 *By Kenneth Litzsey, Litzsey Tech Services* If you run a small business and think you're too small to be a target — I need you to read this week's briefing carefully. The data is clear: 88% of ransomware attacks now target businesses with fewer than 500 employees. Criminals have done the math, and the math says small businesses are the easiest payoff. Here are the threats you need to know about this week, and — more importantly — what to do about them. --- ## 1. 🔴 cPanel Authentication Bypass — Mass Exploitation & Ransomware (CRITICAL) **What happened:** A critical authentication bypass vulnerability in cPanel and WHM (CVE-2026-41940, CVSS 9.8) has been under mass exploitation since February. Attackers are using this flaw to gain root access to web hosting servers, deploy "SORRY" ransomware, and conscript servers into botnets. Over 1.5 million internet-facing cPanel instances were at risk, with at least 44,000...
