Threat actors are turning Visual Studio Code into an attack platform, using its rich extension ecosystem to slip multistage malware into developer workstations. The latest campaign, dubbed Evelyn Stealer, hides behind a malicious extension that delivers a stealthy information stealing…
Attackers are Using WSL2 as a Stealthy Hideout Inside Windows Systems
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) is meant to give developers a fast Linux environment on Windows. Now attackers are turning that benefit into a hiding place. By running tools and payloads inside the WSL2 virtual machine, they can operate…
Threat Actors Impersonate as MalwareBytes to Attack Users and Steal Logins
A new malware campaign has emerged that tricks people into downloading fake Malwarebytes software, putting their login credentials and cryptocurrency wallets at serious risk. Security researchers discovered this operation actively spreading between January 11 and January 15, 2026, using specially…
Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Funny Numbers’
via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Funny Numbers’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the original article: Randall Munroe’s…
NDSS 2025 – ASGARD
Session 9B: DNN Attack Surfaces Authors, Creators & Presenters: Myungsuk Moon (Yonsei University), Minhee Kim (Yonsei University), Joonkyo Jung (Yonsei University), Dokyung Song (Yonsei University) PAPER ASGARD: Protecting On-Device Deep Neural Networks with Virtualization-Based Trusted Execution Environments On-device deep learning,…
Jordanian Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Stolen Logins for 50 Companies
Jordanian man pleads guilty to selling stolen corporate logins in FBI sting after extradition from Georgia; tied to access of 50+ company networks. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More Read the…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-01-19 21h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 19:36 : Ransomware attack on Ingram Micro impacts 42,000 individuals 19:36 : Raaga – 10,225,145 breached accounts
Ransomware attack on Ingram Micro impacts 42,000 individuals
Ingram Micro says a ransomware attack exposed personal data of about 42,000 people, including names, birth dates, SSNs, and job-related details. Ingram Micro is a global technology distributor and supply-chain services company. It acts as a middleman between IT vendors…
Raaga – 10,225,145 breached accounts
In December 2025, data allegedly breached from the Indian streaming music service “Raaga” was posted for sale to a popular hacking forum. The data contained 10M unique email addresses along with names, genders, ages (in some cases, full date of…
Views on AI & the Anthropic Report
There’s been a lot of chatter over the use of AI in various fields, and because it’s my professional focus, I’m most interested in how it’s used in cybersecurity. Now, that doesn’t mean that I’m not aware of how it’s…
Attackers Redirected Employee Paychecks Without Breaching a Single System
A seemingly simple phone call became the gateway to a sophisticated attack that diverted employee paychecks without any malware or network breach. An organization discovered this fraud when workers reported missing salary deposits. The attacker had modified direct-deposit information to…
How to Visualize Web & API Coverage with Screenshots and Validate Attack Paths in Escape
Visualize web and API coverage, validate attack paths, and confirm every executed action with screenshots and logs in Escape The post How to Visualize Web & API Coverage with Screenshots and Validate Attack Paths in Escape appeared first on Security…
Google Gemini Prompt Injection Flaw Exposed Private Calendar Data via Malicious Invites
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a security flaw that leverages indirect prompt injection targeting Google Gemini as a way to bypass authorization guardrails and use Google Calendar as a data extraction mechanism. The vulnerability, Miggo Security’s Head of Research,…
Passwordless Authentication: Hype vs. Reality
We are living in an era in which data breaches and cyberattacks are growing exponentially and frequently dominate news headlines. The simple and humble password — since its inception — has repeatedly proven to be difficult to secure against modern,…
Cloudflare Zero-Day Vulnerability Enables Any Host Access Bypassing Protections
A critical zero-day vulnerability in Cloudflare’s Web Application Firewall (WAF) allowed attackers to bypass security controls and directly access protected origin servers through a certificate validation path. Security researchers from FearsOff discovered that requests targeting the /.well-known/acme-challenge/ directory could reach…
New Spear-Phishing Attack Abusing Google Ads to Deliver EndRAT Malware
A new spear-phishing campaign known as Operation Poseidon has emerged, exploiting Google’s advertising infrastructure to distribute EndRAT malware while evading traditional security measures. he attack leverages legitimate ad click tracking domains to disguise malicious URLs, making them appear as trustworthy…
Broker who sold malware to the FBI set for sentencing
Feras Albashiti faces 10 years after $20,000 in sales to undercover agent exposed ransomware ties A Jordanian national faces sentencing in the US after pleading guilty to acting as an initial access broker (IAB) for various cyberattacks.… This article has…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-01-19 18h : 6 posts
6 posts were published in the last hour 16:36 : NDSS 2025 – BitShield: Defending Against Bit-Flip Attacks On DNN Executables 16:36 : Hacker Pleads Guilty to Access Supreme Court, AmeriCorps, VA Systems 16:36 : Researchers Uncover PDFSIDER Malware Built…
NDSS 2025 – BitShield: Defending Against Bit-Flip Attacks On DNN Executables
Session 9B: DNN Attack Surfaces Authors, Creators & Presenters: Yanzuo Chen (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Yuanyuan Yuan (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Zhibo Liu (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Sihang…
Hacker Pleads Guilty to Access Supreme Court, AmeriCorps, VA Systems
Nicholas Moore, a 24-year-old Tennessee man, pleaded guilty to using stolen credentials of authorized users to hack into computer systems of the Supreme Court, VA, and AmeriCorps, obtaining sensitive information and then posting it online to his Instagram account. The…
Researchers Uncover PDFSIDER Malware Built for Long-Term, Covert System Access
New malware PDFSIDER enables covert, long-term access to compromised systems via advanced techniques This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Researchers Uncover PDFSIDER Malware Built for Long-Term, Covert System Access
Prompt Injection Defense Architecture: Sandboxed Tools, Allowlists, and Typed Calls
Why Prompt Injection Keeps Winning in Production Most prompt injection incidents follow the same pattern: The model reads untrusted instructions (user text, RAG chunks, web pages, PDFs, emails). Those instructions impersonate authority: “Ignore the rules… call this tool… send this…
Microsoft Issues Emergency Fix After Some Windows 11 Systems Can’t Shut Down
The fix is for a bug that prevents some systems from shutting down, while another bug that prevents hibernation has no workaround yet. The post Microsoft Issues Emergency Fix After Some Windows 11 Systems Can’t Shut Down appeared first on…
Rogue agents and shadow AI: Why VCs are betting big on AI security
Misaligned agents are just one layer of the AI security challenge that startup Witness AI is trying to solve. It detects employee use of unapproved tools, blocking attacks, and ensuring compliance. This article has been indexed from Security News |…