SmarterMail auth bypass flaw now exploited to hijack admin accounts
22
Jan
2026

SmarterMail auth bypass flaw now exploited to hijack admin accounts

Hackers began exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability in SmarterTools’ SmarterMail email server and collaboration tool that allows resetting admin passwords….

New Osiris Ransomware Using Wide Range of Living off the Land and Dual-use Tools in Attacks
22
Jan
2026

New Osiris Ransomware Using Wide Range of Living off the Land and Dual-use Tools in Attacks

A newly discovered ransomware family called Osiris launched attacks against a major food service company in Southeast Asia during November…

Cisco Unified CM Zero-Day RCE Under Attack, CISA Issues Warning
22
Jan
2026

Cisco Unified CM Zero-Day RCE Under Attack, CISA Issues Warning

CISA has added CVE-2026-20045, a critical zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), to…

New Osiris Ransomware Emerges as New Strain Using POORTRY Driver in BYOVD Attack
22
Jan
2026

New Osiris Ransomware Emerges as New Strain Using POORTRY Driver in BYOVD Attack

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ransomware family called Osiris that targeted a major food service franchisee operator…

22
Jan
2026

Financial Firm Cybersecurity Lacking, Bank Of England Says

The Bank of England’s CBEST cybersecurity assessment program found that financial organizations are failing when it comes to basic cybersecurity…

Apple to revamp Siri as a built-in chatbot
22
Jan
2026

Apple to revamp Siri as a built-in chatbot

Apple plans to revamp Siri later ​this ⁠year by turning the digital assistant into the company’s first artificial intelligence chatbot,…

curl
22
Jan
2026

Curl ending bug bounty program after flood of AI slop reports

The developer of the popular curl command-line utility and library announced that the project will end its HackerOne security bug…

Hackers Hijacking Snap Domains to Posion Linux Software Packages for Desktops and Servers
22
Jan
2026

Hackers Hijacking Snap Domains to Posion Linux Software Packages for Desktops and Servers

Security vulnerabilities in the Canonical Snap Store have reached a critical level as attackers continue to distribute malicious software through…

JA3 Fingerprinting Tool Exposes Attackers' Infrastructure
22
Jan
2026

JA3 Fingerprinting Tool Exposes Attackers’ Infrastructure

JA3 fingerprinting, long dismissed as outdated technology, is experiencing a resurgence as security teams discover its practical value in identifying…

Google to Pay $8.25M Settlement Over Child Data Tracking in Play Store
22
Jan
2026

Google to Pay $8.25M Settlement Over Child Data Tracking in Play Store – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More

Is your child’s data safe? Google settles for $8.25M over claims it tracked kids under 13 without parental consent. See…

Amazon links planned mass layoff to AI
22
Jan
2026

JPMorgan CEO urges slowdown of AI roll-out to ‘save society’

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns that the rapid roll-out of artificial intelligence (AI) throughout society will cause “civil unrest” unless…

Proxyware Malware Disguised as Notepad++ Tool Leverages Windows Explorer Process to Hijack Systems
22
Jan
2026

Proxyware Malware Disguised as Notepad++ Tool Leverages Windows Explorer Process to Hijack Systems

A sophisticated malware campaign targeting unsuspecting users has emerged, disguising malicious proxyware as legitimate Notepad++ installations. This attack, orchestrated by…