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Market & Momentum - 09/15/2025
Zero-days shook mobile and enterprise platforms, ransomware disrupted schools, and deepfake scams are now mainstream enough for banks to issue PSAs. This week’s skies are volatile... patch fast, verify faster.
J.W. Croley
September 15, 2025
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In the last seven days, defenders faced a heavy Microsoft Patch Tuesday, an actively exploited Samsung zero-day, and a real-world ransomware shutdown of a Texas school district.
Meanwhile, deepfake voice scams entered public awareness campaigns, proving social engineering has gone cinematic.
The line between IT, OT, and human trust is blurring quickly.
Trend (broad) | Likelihood (0–10) | Impact (0–10) | What to Watch |
|---|---|---|---|
Patch-lag exploitation of September Microsoft updates | 8 | 8 | Exploit kits chasing delayed patchers |
Mobile zero-day exploitation (Samsung/Android) | 7 | 8 | Messaging-linked exploits resurfacing |
Deepfake-enabled fraud and impersonation | 7 | 7 | Business email compromise evolving into video/voice fraud |
Education/OT disruption from ransomware | 6 | 8 | Schools and municipal systems showing OT blast radius |
Multi-vendor patch coordination risk | 6 | 7 | Microsoft, SAP, and Sitecore advisories in parallel |
Microsoft September Patch Tuesday — Over 80 vulnerabilities fixed, including critical SMB, NTLM, Hyper-V, and Graphics flaws. Both KrebsOnSecurity and Tenable flagged the urgency for internet-facing assets.
Samsung zero-day exploited via WhatsApp telemetry — Samsung patched an RCE actively exploited in the wild. Cybersecurity News confirmed attackers were targeting devices through messaging vectors.
Ransomware shutters Uvalde CISD — A Texas school district canceled classes after ransomware disabled phones, HVAC, security cameras, and payroll. MySA highlighted the OT-style operational impact.
Deepfake scam warnings hit mainstream — Public-facing advisories, including ABA Foundation’s infographic, warn of AI-cloned voices in financial fraud.
Sitecore actively exploited zero-day (CVE-2025-53690) — Shipped alongside Microsoft and SAP advisories, underscoring the risk of patch cadence collisions.
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Patch windows as a KPI: Exploits are dropping within days of release—“time-to-patch” is a leading metric.
Mobile joins the frontline: Phones are now as exploitable as desktops, with messaging apps serving as vectors.
OT as ransomware collateral: Schools and facilities face cascading failures beyond IT files.
Deepfakes as mainstream fraud: Not fringe anymore—banks and law enforcement are warning the public.
Patch overload fatigue: Multi-vendor releases in parallel stretch patch teams thin.
Microsoft CVEs: Require patch attestation across business units by mid-week; verify SMB/NTLM fixes on Tier-0.
Samsung zero-day: Enforce September updates across all mobile devices; require Lockdown Mode for sensitive users.
Education/OT resilience: Audit building systems, phones, and SIS platforms; confirm offline backup pathways.
Deepfake fraud: Mandate callback verification for finance/credential requests; run a 10-min micro-training this week.
Vendor cadence: Align SAP/Sitecore/Android with Microsoft patch calendar; unify reporting into one risk view.
Samsung and Microsoft shipped patches within days of active exploitation reports, proving defenders can move as fast as adversaries when coordination is prioritized.
Exploit developers now move in days. Defenders who move in weeks are already breached.
J.W.
(P.S. Forward to your CISO / Add to Board Briefing!)
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