Hacker
28
Jan
2026

Slovakian man pleads guilty to operating darknet marketplace

A Slovakian national admitted on Tuesday to helping operate a darknet marketplace that sold narcotics, cybercrime tools and services, fake…

Fortinet Disables FortiCloud SSO Following 0-day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
28
Jan
2026

Fortinet Disables FortiCloud SSO Following 0-day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

Fortinet temporarily disabled its FortiCloud Single Sign-On (SSO) service after confirming active exploitation of a zero-day authentication bypass vulnerability in…

Intigriti 0126 CTF Challenge: Exploiting insecure postMessage handlers
28
Jan
2026

Intigriti 0126 CTF Challenge: Exploiting insecure postMessage handlers

At Intigriti, we host monthly web-based Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges as a way to engage with the security researcher…

WhatsApp
28
Jan
2026

New WhatsApp lockdown feature protects high-risk users from hackers

Meta has started rolling out a new WhatsApp lockdown-style security feature designed to protect journalists, public figures, and other high-risk…

WhatsApp New Strict Account Settings Option to Protect Your Account from Hackers
28
Jan
2026

WhatsApp New Strict Account Settings Option to Protect Your Account from Hackers

WhatsApp has introduced Strict Account Settings, a lockdown-style security feature designed to protect users from highly sophisticated cyber-attacks. The new…

Fake Python Spellchecker Packages on PyPI Delivered Hidden Remote Access Trojan
28
Jan
2026

Fake Python Spellchecker Packages on PyPI Delivered Hidden Remote Access Trojan

Ravie LakshmananJan 28, 2026Supply Chain Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages in the Python Package Index…

Nationwide expands Amazon Web Services partnership to delve deeper into AI
28
Jan
2026

Nationwide expands Amazon Web Services partnership to delve deeper into AI

Nationwide Building Society is using a cloud platform from Amazon Web Services (AWS) that offers artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to…

Chrome Security Update Patches Background Fetch API Vulnerability
28
Jan
2026

Chrome Security Update Patches Background Fetch API Vulnerability

Chrome versions 144.0.7559.109 and 144.0.7559.110 have been released to the stable channel, addressing a critical security vulnerability in the Background…

Best IT Managed Services for Large Enterprises
28
Jan
2026

Best IT Managed Services for Large Enterprises – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More

In large organizations, IT (Information Technology) is no longer support; it’s a foundation for growth, innovation, and competitive advantage. The…

28
Jan
2026

French government abandons Zoom and Microsoft Teams over security concerns

France intends to phase out non-European videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams from its public administration, opting instead…

Google Warns of Active Exploitation of WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-8088
28
Jan
2026

Google Warns of Active Exploitation of WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-8088

Ravie LakshmananJan 28, 2026Vulnerability / Threat Intelligence Google on Tuesday revealed that multiple threat actors, including nation-state adversaries and financially…

If you don’t control your keys, you don’t control your data
28
Jan
2026

If you don’t control your keys, you don’t control your data

A recent Forbes investigation revealed that Microsoft has allegedly been handing over Bitlocker encryption recovery keys to law enforcement when…