Apple on Wednesday released iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS updates to address a zero-day flaw that it said has been exploited in sophisticated cyber attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20700 (CVSS score: N/A), has been described as…
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First Malicious Outlook Add-In Found Stealing 4,000+ Microsoft Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they said is the first known malicious Microsoft Outlook add-in detected in the wild. In this unusual supply chain attack detailed by Koi Security, an unknown attacker claimed the domain associated with a now-abandoned legitimate…
APT36 and SideCopy Launch Cross-Platform RAT Campaigns Against Indian Entities
Indian defense sector and government-aligned organizations have been targeted by multiple campaigns that are designed to compromise Windows and Linux environments with remote access trojans capable of stealing sensitive data and ensuring continued access to infected machines. The campaigns are…
Over 60 Software Vendors Issue Security Fixes Across OS, Cloud, and Network Platforms
It’s Patch Tuesday, which means a number of software vendors have released patches for various security vulnerabilities impacting their products and services. Microsoft issued fixes for 59 flaws, including six actively exploited zero-days in various Windows components that could be…
Exposed Training Open the Door for Crypto-Mining in Fortune 500 Cloud Environments
Intentionally vulnerable training applications are widely used for security education, internal testing, and product demonstrations. Tools such as OWASP Juice Shop, DVWA, Hackazon, and bWAPP are designed to be insecure by default, making them useful for learning how common attack…
SSHStalker Botnet Uses IRC C2 to Control Linux Systems via Legacy Kernel Exploits
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet operation called SSHStalker that relies on the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) purposes. “The toolset blends stealth helpers with legacy-era Linux exploitation: Alongside log cleaners (utmp/wtmp/lastlog tampering)…
Microsoft Patches 59 Vulnerabilities Including Six Actively Exploited Zero-Days
Microsoft on Tuesday released security updates to address a set of 59 flaws across its software, including six vulnerabilities that it said have been exploited in the wild. Of the 59 flaws, five are rated Critical, 52 are rated Important,…
North Korea-Linked UNC1069 Uses AI Lures to Attack Cryptocurrency Organizations
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as UNC1069 has been observed targeting the cryptocurrency sector to steal sensitive data from Windows and macOS systems with the ultimate goal of facilitating financial theft. “The intrusion relied on a social engineering scheme…
DPRK Operatives Impersonate Professionals on LinkedIn to Infiltrate Companies
The information technology (IT) workers associated with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are now applying to remote positions using real LinkedIn accounts of individuals they’re impersonating, marking a new escalation of the fraudulent scheme. “These profiles often have…
Reynolds Ransomware Embeds BYOVD Driver to Disable EDR Security Tools
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an emergent ransomware family dubbed Reynolds that comes embedded with a built-in bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) component for defense evasion purposes within the ransomware payload itself. BYOVD refers to an adversarial technique…
From Ransomware to Residency: Inside the Rise of the Digital Parasite
Are ransomware and encryption still the defining signals of modern cyberattacks, or has the industry been too fixated on noise while missing a more dangerous shift happening quietly all around them? According to Picus Labs’ new Red Report 2026, which…
ZAST.AI Raises $6M Pre-A to Scale “Zero False Positive” AI-Powered Code Security
January 5, 2026, Seattle, USA — ZAST.AI announced the completion of a $6 million Pre-A funding round. This investment came from the well-known investment firm Hillhouse Capital, bringing ZAST.AI’s total funding close to $10 million. This marks a recognition from…
Warlock Ransomware Breaches SmarterTools Through Unpatched SmarterMail Server
SmarterTools confirmed last week that the Warlock (aka Storm-2603) ransomware gang breached its network by exploiting an unpatched SmarterMail instance. The incident took place on January 29, 2026, when a mail server that was not updated to the latest version…
Dutch Authorities Confirm Ivanti Zero-Day Exploit Exposed Employee Contact Data
The Netherlands’ Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) and the Council for the Judiciary confirmed both agencies (Rvdr) have disclosed that their systems were impacted by cyber attacks that exploited the recently disclosed security flaws in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM),…
Fortinet Patches Critical SQLi Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated Code Execution
Fortinet has released security updates to address a critical flaw impacting FortiClientEMS that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on susceptible systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21643, has a CVSS rating of 9.1 out of a maximum of…
China-Linked UNC3886 Targets Singapore Telecom Sector in Cyber Espionage Campaign
The Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore on Monday revealed that the China-nexus cyber espionage group known as UNC3886 targeted its telecommunications sector. “UNC3886 had launched a deliberate, targeted, and well-planned campaign against Singapore’s telecommunications sector,” CSA said. “All four…
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Exploited for RCE in Multi-Stage Attacks on Exposed Servers
Microsoft has revealed that it observed a multi‑stage intrusion that involved the threat actors exploiting internet‑exposed SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) instances to obtain initial access and move laterally across the organization’s network to other high-value assets. That said, the…
⚡ Weekly Recap: AI Skill Malware, 31Tbps DDoS, Notepad++ Hack, LLM Backdoors and More
Cyber threats are no longer coming from just malware or exploits. They’re showing up inside the tools, platforms, and ecosystems organizations use every day. As companies connect AI, cloud apps, developer tools, and communication systems, attackers are following those same…
How Top CISOs Solve Burnout and Speed up MTTR without Extra Hiring
Why do SOC teams keep burning out and missing SLAs even after spending big on security tools? Routine triage piles up, senior specialists get dragged into basic validation, and MTTR climbs, while stealthy threats still find room to slip through.…
Bloody Wolf Targets Uzbekistan, Russia Using NetSupport RAT in Spear-Phishing Campaign
The threat actor known as Bloody Wolf has been linked to a campaign targeting Uzbekistan and Russia to infect systems with a remote access trojan known as NetSupport RAT. Cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky is tracking the activity under the moniker Stan…