NVIDIA GPU Driver Vulnerability Opens Door to Elevated Privileges
30
Jan
2026

NVIDIA GPU Driver Vulnerability Opens Door to Elevated Privileges

NVIDIA has released critical security updates for its GPU Display Drivers after discovering multiple high-severity vulnerabilities that could allow attackers…

Matt Kapko
30
Jan
2026

DOJ seizes piracy sites, Italian police dismantle illegal IPTV operation

A trio of domains that allegedly distributed pirated content, including movies, TV shows, video games and other content was seized…

Sophisticated Malware Lurks In Open VSX Extension With 5,066 Downloads
30
Jan
2026

Sophisticated Malware Lurks In Open VSX Extension With 5,066 Downloads

Security researchers at Annex Security have uncovered a malicious VS Code extension in the Open VSX registry that masquerades as…

Former Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing AI Secrets for China – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More
30
Jan
2026

Former Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing AI Secrets for China – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More

Former Google software engineer Linwei Ding was found guilty of stealing over 2,000 pages of confidential AI trade secrets, after…

Operation Switch Off dismantles major pirate TV streaming services
30
Jan
2026

Operation Switch Off dismantles major pirate TV streaming services

The latest phase of the global law enforcement action resulted in seizing three industrial-scale illegal IPTV services. The operation, coordinated…

Threat Actors Hide Behind School-Themed Domains In Newly Uncovered Bulletproof Infrastructure
30
Jan
2026

Threat Actors Hide Behind School-Themed Domains In Newly Uncovered Bulletproof Infrastructure

A sophisticated traffic distribution system (TDS) hiding behind education-themed domains. The operation uses bulletproof hosting to deliver phishing pages, scams,…

How Granite complied with new federal cyber regs before a critical deadline
30
Jan
2026

How Granite complied with new federal cyber regs before a critical deadline

Malcolm Jack wants you to understand that when it comes to cybersecurity, people are just as important as technology. Jack…

Windows
30
Jan
2026

Microsoft to disable NTLM by default in future Windows releases

Microsoft announced that it will disable the 30-year-old NTLM authentication protocol by default in upcoming Windows releases due to security vulnerabilities…

GhostChat Spyware Targets Android Users Through WhatsApp, Steals Sensitive Data
30
Jan
2026

GhostChat Spyware Targets Android Users Through WhatsApp, Steals Sensitive Data

A sneaky Android spyware called GhostChat, which tricks Pakistan-based users with romance scams via WhatsApp. The malware grabs sensitive data…

Post Office Capture and Ecco+ users asked to make contact with Scottish statutory body
30
Jan
2026

History repeats itself in Post Office Capture redress scheme with low-ball offers made

Subpostmasters who suffered at the hands of errors in the Post Office’s Capture software, like Horizon users, are receiving derisory…

Cisco sees vulnerability exploitation top phishing in Q4
30
Jan
2026

Cisco sees vulnerability exploitation top phishing in Q4

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief:…

Attackers Using Hugging Face Hosting to Deliver Android RAT Payload
30
Jan
2026

Attackers Using Hugging Face Hosting to Deliver Android RAT Payload

A new Android threat campaign has emerged that uses social engineering combined with a legitimate machine learning platform to spread…