New malware service guarantees phishing extensions on Chrome web store
27
Jan
2026

New malware service guarantees phishing extensions on Chrome web store

A new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) called ‘Stanley’ promises malicious Chrome extensions that can clear Google’s review process and publish them to the…

Claude expands tool connections using MCP
27
Jan
2026

Claude expands tool connections using MCP

Anthropic has added interactive tool support to its Claude AI platform, a change powered by the open Model Context Protocol…

Judge Delays Minnesota ICE Decision While Weighing Whether State Was Being Illegally Punished
27
Jan
2026

Judge Delays Minnesota ICE Decision While Weighing Whether State Was Being Illegally Punished

A federal judge on Monday declined to immediately curb the federal operation that has put armed agents on the streets…

Trump administration rescinds Biden OMB secure software memo
27
Jan
2026

Trump administration rescinds Biden OMB secure software memo

The Trump administration is rescinding a Biden-era memo that was intended to help agencies buy secure software, with the current…

StealC hackers hacked as researchers hijack malware control panels
27
Jan
2026

New ClickFix attacks abuse Windows App-V scripts to push malware

A new malicious campaign mixes the ClickFix method with fake CAPTCHA and a signed Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) script to ultimately…

Tackling the growing cyber threat to Australian healthcare providers
27
Jan
2026

Tackling the growing cyber threat to Australian healthcare providers

The healthcare sector worldwide is under growing pressure from cyber attackers. In its Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024-2025, the Australian Signals…

New Phishing Attack Exploits Vercel to Host and Deliver Remote Access Malware
27
Jan
2026

New Phishing Attack Exploits Vercel to Host and Deliver Remote Access Malware

A new phishing campaign abusing the Vercel hosting platform has been active since at least November 2025 and is becoming…

27
Jan
2026

Microsoft Emergency Fix Released For Exploited Office Zero-Day

Microsoft has released an emergency fix for an actively-exploited zero-day vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office. The vulnerability, CVE-2026-21509, is labeled a…

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27
Jan
2026

Microsoft Emergency Fix Released For Exploited Office Zero-Day

Microsoft has released an emergency fix for an actively-exploited zero-day vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office. The vulnerability, CVE-2026-21509, is labeled a…

Apache Hadoop Flaw Could Trigger System Crashes or Data Corruption
26
Jan
2026

Apache Hadoop Flaw Could Trigger System Crashes or Data Corruption

A moderate out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Apache Hadoop’s HDFS native client that could allow attackers to trigger system crashes or…

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26
Jan
2026

Malicious ChatGPT Chrome extensions are stealing account credentials

ChatGPT users beware: your browser extensions could be used to steal your accounts and identity. LayerX Research has identified at…

SyncFuture Campaign Abuses Enterprise Security Tools to Deploy Malware
26
Jan
2026

SyncFuture Campaign Abuses Enterprise Security Tools to Deploy Malware

A sophisticated, multi-stage espionage campaign targeting Indian residents through phishing emails impersonating the Income Tax Department. The attack chain, tracked…