ShinyHunters, CL0P Return With New Claimed Victims
The ShinyHunters and CL0P threat groups have returned with new claimed victims. ShinyHunters has resurfaced with a new onion-based data leak site, with the group…
Month: January 2026
Emergency Microsoft update fixes in-the-wild Office zero-day
Emergency Microsoft update fixes in-the-wild Office zero-day Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026 Microsoft issued emergency updates to fix an actively exploited Office zero-day, CVE-2026-21509, affecting…
Microsoft Issues KB5078127 OOB Patch After Reports of Outlook Freezing and File System Instability
Microsoft has released two critical out-of-band (OOB) security patches targeting widespread issues affecting Windows 11 users following January’s monthly security updates. The emergency patches, KB5078127…
Microsoft patches actively exploited Office zero-day vulnerability
Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band security updates to patch a high-severity Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks. The security feature bypass vulnerability, tracked as…
NetSupport Manager 0-Day Vulnerabilities Enable Remote Code Execution
Two critical 0-day vulnerabilities in NetSupport Manager that, when chained, allow unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE). The vulnerabilities were discovered during routine security assessments of…
Fake Microsoft Teams Billing Phishing Alerts Reach 6,135 Users via 12,866 Emails – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More
Scammers are using official Microsoft Teams notifications to send fake billing notices. Check Point Research reveals how this phone-based scam works and which industries are…
Cloudflare misconfiguration behind recent BGP route leak
Cloudflare has shared more details about a recent 25-minute Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route leak affecting IPv6 traffic, which caused measurable congestion, packet loss, and approximately 12…
New DPRK Interview Campaign Uses Fake Fonts to Deliver Malware
A dangerous new iteration of the “Contagious Interview” campaign that weaponizes Microsoft Visual Studio Code task files to distribute sophisticated malware targeting software developers. This…
Indian Users Targeted in Tax Phishing Campaign Delivering Blackmoon Malware
Ravie LakshmananJan 26, 2026Cyber Espionage / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an ongoing campaign that’s targeting Indian users with a multi-stage backdoor as part of…
Spanish court acquits suspects denied access to ‘raw’ Sky ECC intercepts in landmark decision
A Spanish court has raised questions about the validity and reliability of intercepted phone data, acquitting multiple defendants of drug trafficking charges in a case…
Cybercrime group claims credit for voice phishing attacks
The cybercrime group ShinyHunters is claiming credit for at least five attacks related to a voice phishing campaign that previously was disclosed by security researchers…
EU launches investigation into X over Grok-generated sexual images
The European Commission announced today that it has launched formal proceedings under the Digital Services Act to investigate whether X properly assessed risks before deploying…