ShinyHunters claims 2 Million Crunchbase records; company confirms breach
ShinyHunters claims 2 Million Crunchbase records; company confirms breach Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026 Crunchbase confirms a data breach after...
AndyC
Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.
Energy sector targeted in multi-stage phishing and BEC campaign using SharePoint
Energy sector targeted in multi-stage phishing and BEC campaign using SharePoint Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026 Microsoft warns of a...
Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol: Why the Future of Agentic Commerce Depends on Security
The race to standardize agentic commerce just accelerated dramatically. Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) is positioning itself as connective tissue...
Secure, Reliable Terraform At Scale With Sonatype Nexus Repository
Terraform has become the de facto standard for infrastructure as code (IaC). From cloud-native startups to global enterprises, teams rely...
Indian Users Targeted in Tax Phishing Campaign Delivering Blackmoon Malware
Ravie LakshmananJan 26, 2026Cyber Espionage / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an ongoing campaign that's targeting Indian users with a...
Malicious VS Code AI Extensions with 1.5 Million Installs Steal Developer Source Code
Ravie LakshmananJan 26, 2026AI Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions...
PeckBirdy: A Versatile Script Framework for LOLBins Exploitation Used by China-aligned Threat Groups
We discovered two threat campaigns that used PeckBirdy in their operations. Based on victimology and the tools, tactics, and procedures...
Microsoft Shared BitLocker Keys With FBI, Raising Privacy Fears
Image: Simon Ray/Unsplash Microsoft is under scrutiny after it emerged that the company shared encryption keys with US law enforcement,...
Generative AI and cybersecurity: What Sophos experts expect in 2026
AI has dominated cybersecurity headlines for years, but as we enter 2026, the conversation is shifting from hype to hard...
OpenAI’s GPT is getting better at mathematics
Math problems have long proven difficult for AI. Scientists have speculated that this could be because AI systems can’t recognize...
Microsoft releases second out-of-band fix for Windows in a week
Outlook users have reported difficulties with Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday updates, forcing Microsoft, once again, to patch some of its...
North Korea–linked KONNI uses AI to build stealthy malware tooling
North Korea–linked KONNI uses AI to build stealthy malware tooling Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026 Check Point links an active...
Russia-linked Sandworm APT implicated in major cyber attack on Poland’s power grid
Russia-linked Sandworm APT implicated in major cyber attack on Poland’s power grid Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2026 Russia-linked APT Sandworm...
⚡ Weekly Recap: Firewall Flaws, AI-Built Malware, Browser Traps, Critical CVEs & More
Ravie LakshmananJan 26, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity Security failures rarely arrive loudly. They slip in through trusted tools, half-fixed problems,...
Winning Against AI-Based Attacks Requires a Combined Defensive Approach
The Hacker NewsJan 26, 2026Endpoint Security / Artificial Intelligence If there's a constant in cybersecurity, it's that adversaries are always...
