Threat Actors Leverage Google Search Ads for 'Mac Cleaner' to Direct Users to Malicious Websites
29
Jan
2026

Threat Actors Leverage Google Search Ads for ‘Mac Cleaner’ to Direct Users to Malicious Websites

Cybercriminals are taking advantage of Google Search Ads to trick Mac users into visiting fake websites that promise to clean…

ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed
29
Jan
2026

ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed

War, it is said, is a continuation of policy by other means. State-backed violence, too, can be a continuation of…

Researchers Uncover Semantic Chaining Attack That Defeats Grok 4, Gemini AI Safeguards
29
Jan
2026

Researchers Uncover Semantic Chaining Attack That Defeats Grok 4, Gemini AI Safeguards

Security researchers have identified a sophisticated jailbreak technique called Semantic Chaining that successfully bypasses safety filters in leading multimodal AI…

Common Cloud Migration Security Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
29
Jan
2026

Common Cloud Migration Security Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More

Cloud adoption has accelerated rapidly, but many organisations still underestimate how complex and risky cloud migration can be from a…

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29
Jan
2026

EU Data Breach Notifications Surge As GDPR Changes Loom

EU data breach notifications have surged 22% in the last year and GDPR fines remain high, according to a new…

Marquis
29
Jan
2026

Marquis blames ransomware breach on SonicWall cloud backup hack

Marquis Software Solutions, a Texas-based financial services provider, is blaming a ransomware attack that impacted its systems and affected dozens…

Python-based PyRAT with Cross-Platform Capabilities and Extensive Remote Access Features
29
Jan
2026

Python-based PyRAT with Cross-Platform Capabilities and Extensive Remote Access Features

A new Python-based remote access trojan has emerged, targeting both Windows and Linux systems with sophisticated surveillance and data theft…

eScan Antivirus Update Server Breached to Deliver Malicious Software Updates
29
Jan
2026

eScan Antivirus Update Server Breached to Deliver Malicious Software Updates

MicroWorld Technologies’ eScan antivirus platform fell victim to a sophisticated supply chain attack on January 20, 2026, when threat actors…

Operation Bizarre Bazaar: New LLMjacking Campaign Targets Unprotected Models
29
Jan
2026

New LLMjacking Campaign Targets Unprotected Models – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More

Researchers have identified a new kind of theft where hackers break into a company’s AI and sell its power to…

Pulling the plug: A way to halt a cyber attacker in your network?
29
Jan
2026

RAMP ransomware forum goes dark in probable FBI sting

The Russian-speaking RAMP cyber crime forum – one of the most significant players in the underground cyber criminal ecosystem –…

Remote Access to Every Conversation · Joseph Thacker
29
Jan
2026

Remote Access to Every Conversation · Joseph Thacker

My neighbor texted me the other day and said she’d pre-ordered two AI toys for her kids that supposedly used…

CISA, security researchers warn FortiCloud SSO flaw is under attack
29
Jan
2026

CISA, security researchers warn FortiCloud SSO flaw is under attack

Federal authorities and security researchers are warning about a critical vulnerability in Fortinet FortiCloud single sign-on, which is currently under…