CTEM in Practice: Prioritization, Validation, and Outcomes That Matter
The Hacker NewsJan 27, 2026Attack Surface Management / Cyber Risk Cybersecurity teams increasingly want to move beyond looking at threats...
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Microsoft Office Zero-Day (CVE-2026-21509) – Emergency Patch Issued for Active Exploitation
Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Zero-Day / Vulnerability Microsoft on Monday issued out-of-band security patches for a high-severity Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability...
Critical Grist-Core Vulnerability Allows RCE Attacks via Spreadsheet Formulas
Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Vulnerability / Cloud Security A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Grist‑Core, an open-source, self-hosted version...
China-Linked Hackers Have Used the PeckBirdy JavaScript C2 Framework Since 2023
Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Web Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a JScript-based command-and-control (C2) framework called PeckBirdy that has...
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...
⚡ 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...
Konni Hackers Deploy AI-Generated PowerShell Backdoor Against Blockchain Developers
Ravie LakshmananJan 26, 2026Malware / Endpoint Security The North Korean threat actor known as Konni has been observed using PowerShell...
Multi-Stage Phishing Campaign Targets Russia with Amnesia RAT and Ransomware
A new multi-stage phishing campaign has been observed targeting users in Russia with ransomware and a remote access trojan called...
New DynoWiper Malware Used in Attempted Sandworm Attack on Polish Power Sector
Ravie LakshmananJan 24, 2026Malware / Critical Infrastructure The Russian nation-state hacking group known as Sandworm has been attributed to what...
Who Approved This Agent? Rethinking Access, Accountability, and Risk in the Age of AI Agents
AI agents are accelerating how work gets done. They schedule meetings, access data, trigger workflows, write code, and take action...
CISA Adds Actively Exploited VMware vCenter Flaw CVE-2024-37079 to KEV Catalog
Ravie LakshmananJan 24, 2026Vulnerability / Enterprise Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a critical...
CISA Updates KEV Catalog with Four Actively Exploited Software Vulnerabilities
Ravie LakshmananJan 23, 2026Vulnerability / Software Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added four security...
Fortinet Confirms Active FortiCloud SSO Bypass on Fully Patched FortiGate Firewalls
Ravie LakshmananJan 23, 2026Network Security / Vulnerability Fortinet has officially confirmed that it's working to completely plug a FortiCloud SSO...
