Welcome to another gangbuster year for strategic M&A activity in cyber, with 117 deals announced in the latest quarter. What's different: Many of the buyers are not your typical cybersecurity firms.

The first cybercriminal to ever make the FBI's "10 Most Wanted Fugitives" list allegedly infused Tren de Aragua's violent criminal operations with cash.

One company told customers to power down its data-protection platform during a nine-hour window, while the other remained mum on reported attacks prior to releasing a patch for its product.