Alan Turing Institute fellowship programme boosted by $1m from Meta
Building on the CustomerFirst unit, which was unveiled last week, the UK government has announced that Meta is investing $1m through the Alan Turing Institute…
Month: January 2026
Over 6,000 SmarterMail servers exposed to automated hijacking attacks
Nonprofit security organization Shadowserver has found over 6,000 SmarterMail servers exposed online and likely vulnerable to attacks exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability. Cybersecurity company…
MEDUSA Security Testing Tool With 74 Scanners and 180+ AI Agent Security Rules
MEDUSA, an AI-first Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tool boasting 74 specialized scanners and over 180 AI agent security rules. This open-source CLI scanner targets…
Attackers Hijack GitHub Desktop Repo to Spread Malware via Official Installer
Threat actors have successfully exploited a design flaw in GitHub’s fork architecture to distribute malware disguised as the legitimate GitHub Desktop installer. The attack chain…
Saudi Arabia ordered to pay £3m to UK dissident targeted with Pegasus spyware
A judge has ordered the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to pay compensation of £3m to a London-based dissident who was subject to “grossly intrusive”…
New Deepfake Phishing Attack Via Zoom or Microsoft Teams Call Attacking Bitcoin Users
A dangerous phishing campaign is targeting cryptocurrency holders through video calls that use artificial intelligence to create fake versions of trusted contacts. The attack spreads…
Talking Points for Government CISOs and Cybersecuirty Leaders in 2026
Dan Lohrmann is calling all government CISOs (and yes, CTOs, CIOs, CFOs, COOs, and even a few corporate CEOs can listen in): In his latest Government…
Microsoft brings AI-powered investigations to security teams
Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations is now available. The tool is part of Microsoft Purview and is intended for scenarios such as data breach and…
Critical Grist-Core Vulnerability Allows RCE Attacks via Spreadsheet Formulas
Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Vulnerability / Cloud Security A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Grist‑Core, an open-source, self-hosted version of the Grist relational spreadsheet-database,…
How I sped up exploit validation in Repeater using Burp AI | Blog
Hassan Ud-Deen | 22 January 2026 at 15:18 UTC Note: This is a guest post by IT security consultant Adarsh Kumar. I’ve been using Burp Suite…
Multiple Vulnerabilities in React Server Components Enable DoS Attacks
Multiple critical security vulnerabilities have recently been disclosed in React Server Components, enabling threat actors to launch Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks against vulnerable servers. The flaws,…
US Charges 31 Suspects in Nationwide ATM Jackpotting Scam – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More
The DoJ has charged 31 individuals in a massive nationwide ATM jackpotting scam, with some allegedly linked to the Tren de Aragua gang. Find out…