LockBit's contested claim of fresh ransom payment suggests it's been well hobbled

Infosec briefing: LockBit appears to remain operational despite a law-enforcement takedown and has publicized alleged victim data (including a Fulton County claim) though publication was not observed; Cisco NX-OS has two CVSS 8.6 DoS vulnerabilities with available patches; CISA warns Ivanti users that the vendor's Integrity Checker Tool may fail to detect compromises and that attackers may retain root persistence even after factory resets; and researchers describe a potential "Silver SAML" SAML-token forging technique that could impact cloud identity providers.