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Talos weekly newsletter summarizing Q2 2026 incident response trends and current threats: a major increase in authentication abuse and sophisticated phishing (including QR code and ARToken-based attacks), ransomware operators weaponizing legitimate remote management tools (MeshAgent, Zoho Assist), a coordinated cyberattack against 30+ Minnesota community water systems, public disclosures/proof-of-concept for Azure Automation and Check Point authentication bypass vulnerabilities, and multiple malware samples/IOCs; recommended mitigations include phishing-resistant MFA (FIDO2/hardware keys), behavior-based monitoring for administrative tools, and centralized logging with extended retention.