Microsoft released its monthly security update on Tuesday. Windows 7 is the last free update Microsoft will issue for the operating system. The bug was so severe that Microsoft even reached out to the U.S. military ahead of time to issue an early patch. A critical vulnerability in a popular WordPress plugin leaves more than 300,000 sites open to attack. The estimated cost of a recent cyber attack on the city of New Orleans is above $7 million, $3 million of which city says it will recoup from its cyber insurance policy.”]
Source: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2020/01/threat-source-newsletter-jan-26-2019.html