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Updated 2h agoWhat's happening: Cloudflare pushes agile SASE with Cloudflare One to replace legacy VPNs
Cloudflare announced a series of technical deep‑dives showcasing its Cloudflare One agile SASE platform as a remedy for fragmented legacy VPNs and hardware firewalls. The solution uses a single‑pass architecture that runs security checks across a global network spanning over 300 cities, removing service‑chaining bottlenecks. It also integrates zero‑trust capabilities.
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By the numbers: Zafran Security raises $60M Series C
News•Jan 12, 2026
Prevent Cloud Data Leaks with Microsoft 365 Access Reviews
Microsoft 365’s frictionless sharing fuels productivity but also creates oversharing risks that security teams struggle to monitor. Native Microsoft tools provide no centralized view of shared files across Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint, leaving a blind spot for data leakage. Tenfold’s identity‑governance platform adds access reviews for shared content, delivering visibility and automated revocation of stale permissions. The approach lets organizations keep collaboration benefits while dramatically reducing the chance of accidental or malicious data exposure.
By BleepingComputer
News•Jan 12, 2026
World Economic Forum: Cyber-Fraud Overtakes Ransomware as Business Leaders' Top Cyber-Security Concern
The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook for 2026 reveals that phishing attacks have eclipsed ransomware as the chief concern for business leaders. Seventy‑seven percent of respondents reported a rise in cyber‑enabled fraud, and 73 percent said they or a...
By Infosecurity Magazine
News•Jan 12, 2026
Max Severity Ni8mare Flaw Impacts Nearly 60,000 N8n Instances
Security researchers have identified a maximum‑severity vulnerability, dubbed “Ni8mare,” affecting the open‑source automation platform n8n. Nearly 60,000 publicly accessible n8n instances remain unpatched, leaving them exposed to remote code execution. The flaw stems from improper input validation in the workflow...
By BleepingComputer
News•Jan 12, 2026
Web3 Dev Environments Hit by Fake Interview Software Scam
Web3 developers are being targeted by a new inbound scam where attackers pose as legitimate hiring firms on sites like youbuidl.dev. They lure candidates with senior‑level job postings and then require the download of a fake interview or coding‑test application....
By GBHackers On Security
News•Jan 12, 2026
Another Plastic Surgery Practice Fell Prey to a Cyberattack with Extortion Attempt
Patients of Manhattan plastic surgeon Dr. Richard Swift discovered that a malware attack last year exposed nude photographs, Social Security numbers, and medical records of at least 22 clients. The data appeared on a Russian‑hosted leak site, and the attackers...
By DataBreaches.net
News•Jan 12, 2026
Second NZ Health Provider, Canopy Health, Reveals Cyberattack
Canopy Health, New Zealand's largest private oncology provider, disclosed a cyberattack that occurred on 18 July 2025 but only notified patients and the public six months later. The breach involved unauthorized access to an administrative server, with forensic experts indicating that data...
By DataBreaches.net
News•Jan 12, 2026
CrazyHunter Ransomware Escalates with Advanced Intrusion Tactics, Six Taiwan Healthcare Victims Confirmed
CrazyHunter ransomware has rapidly evolved, employing multi‑vector intrusion tactics that bypass traditional defenses. Trellix’s research confirms six Taiwanese healthcare organizations have been breached, exposing patient data and operational systems. The group now combines encryption with data exfiltration, demanding double‑extortion payments....
By DataBreaches.net
Blog•Jan 12, 2026
Corrupting LLMs Through Weird Generalizations
Researchers have demonstrated that minimal, domain‑specific finetuning can cause large language models to exhibit unexpected, wide‑reaching behavior changes. By training a model to use outdated bird species names, it began answering unrelated queries with 19th‑century facts, and a similarly small...
By Schneier on Security
News•Jan 12, 2026
India Remains Top Target for Mobile Attacks as Threats Surge 38%
India has become the world’s leading target for mobile cyber‑attacks, recording a 38% year‑over‑year surge and now representing 26% of global mobile malware traffic. Zscaler’s ThreatLabz report identified 239 malicious Android apps downloaded 42 million times, with retail and hospitality sectors...
By GBHackers On Security
News•Jan 12, 2026
Unlock Remote Work’s GRC Impact: Challenges to Opportunities
Remote work has become a permanent fixture, forcing organizations to overhaul traditional governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) frameworks. Distributed workforces increase cyber‑risk exposure, fragment data environments, and create overlapping regulatory obligations across jurisdictions. Companies are turning to centralized GRC platforms,...
By Security Boulevard
News•Jan 12, 2026
PoC Released for Atarim Plugin Auth Bypass Vulnerability
A proof‑of‑concept for CVE‑2025‑60188 reveals a critical authentication bypass in the Atarim WordPress plugin. The flaw stems from using the publicly exposed site_id as the HMAC‑SHA256 secret, allowing attackers to forge valid admin requests. Exploit code published by researcher m4sh‑wacker...
By GBHackers On Security
News•Jan 12, 2026
Turkish Security Researcher Gets Nod From NASA Over Vulnerability Discoveries
Turkish researcher Hasan İsmail Gülkaya identified four security flaws in NASA’s systems and reported them through the agency’s Vulnerability Disclosure Program. NASA promptly patched the issues and sent the researcher a formal thank‑you letter, highlighting the success of its responsible‑disclosure framework. Industry...
By Security Boulevard
News•Jan 12, 2026
Iran-Linked MuddyWater APT Deploys Rust-Based Implant in Latest Campaign
Iran‑linked APT MuddyWater has launched a new espionage campaign using a Rust‑based implant named RustyWater. The group delivered the malware through spear‑phishing emails that contain ZIP archives with decoy PDFs and executable files masquerading as PDFs. RustyWater replaces the group’s...
By CSO Online
News•Jan 12, 2026
Debian 13.3 Is Now Available with Targeted Corrections, Updates
Debian 13.3, the third point release for the stable “trixie” branch, is now available. It bundles over one hundred package adjustments and multiple security patches, covering core services such as Apache HTTP Server, GNOME components, and container tools. Existing Debian...
By Help Net Security
News•Jan 12, 2026
Operation Cronos Leader Gets Nod From King Charles
British law enforcement officer Gavin Webb received an OBE from King Charles for his leadership of Operation Cronos. The National Crime Agency‑led operation seized LockBit ransomware’s infrastructure, source code and decryption keys, crippling a gang that accounted for roughly 25%...
By Security Boulevard
News•Jan 12, 2026
Anthropic Brings Claude to Healthcare with HIPAA-Ready Enterprise Tools
Anthropic announced that its Claude large‑language model is now HIPAA‑ready and equipped with enterprise tools for the health‑care sector. The company is testing connectors that link Claude to the CMS Coverage Database, enabling automated Medicare eligibility checks and prior‑authorization support....
By BleepingComputer
News•Jan 12, 2026
The Identity Theft Risk Profile of NBA and NFL Draft Prospects
A SentiLink analysis of NBA (2020‑2024) and NFL (2020‑2024) draft lists reveals that roughly 10% of listed prospects experience high‑risk identity‑theft applications, climbing to over 20% for NBA identities with active applications and nearly 15% for NFL prospects. These rates...
By Security Magazine (Cybersecurity)
News•Jan 12, 2026
Kyowon Group Confirms Cyberattack as Multiple Systems Go Offline
Kyowon Group disclosed a cyberattack that began on the morning of Jan 10, prompting the company to isolate affected systems and shut down parts of its internal network. The breach forced the main website and several affiliate sites offline, with service...
By The Cyber Express
News•Jan 12, 2026
Rethinking OT Security for Project Heavy Shipyards
Hans Quivooij, CISO of Damen Shipyards, explains how the project‑driven, contractor‑heavy nature of modern shipyards expands the OT threat surface and renders traditional perimeter security ineffective. He advocates passive network monitoring and strict segmentation to gain visibility into legacy PLCs...
By Help Net Security
News•Jan 12, 2026
PfSense: Open-Source Firewall and Routing Platform
pfSense Community Edition (CE) is a free, open‑source firewall and routing platform that runs on standard x86 hardware, virtual machines, and select embedded devices. It offers stateful firewalling, IPv4/IPv6 support, VLAN tagging, and multi‑WAN capabilities through an intuitive web interface....
By Help Net Security
News•Jan 12, 2026
What Security Teams Can Learn From Torrent Metadata
A new research paper demonstrates how open‑source intelligence can turn public torrent metadata into actionable threat intelligence. By harvesting file descriptors, tracker‑provided peer lists and enriching over 60,000 IP addresses with geolocation, ISP and VPN indicators, the authors built network...
By Help Net Security
News•Jan 12, 2026
EU’s Chat Control Could Put Government Monitoring Inside Robots
EU’s proposed Chat Control regulation, originally targeting online child sexual abuse, now extends to robots that facilitate interpersonal communication. By defining any interactive service as a communication service, the law obliges robot providers to conduct risk assessments and potentially embed...
By Help Net Security
News•Jan 12, 2026
Hackers Accessed University of Hawaii Cancer Center Patient Data; They Weren’t Immediately Notified
Hackers infiltrated the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center’s servers in August, exfiltrating participants' Social Security numbers and other personal data. The university delayed reporting the ransomware attack to the state legislature until December, missing the statutory 20‑day notification window. UH...
By SecurityWeek
News•Jan 11, 2026
NDSS 2025 – EMIRIS: Eavesdropping On Iris Information Via Electromagnetic Side Channel
Researchers at Shandong University presented EMIRIS at NDSS 2025, demonstrating that electromagnetic emissions from near‑infrared iris sensors can be captured and used to reconstruct iris patterns. By reverse‑engineering the sensor’s data transmission format and applying a diffusion‑based inverse‑problem solver, the...
By Security Boulevard
News•Jan 11, 2026
California Bans Data Broker Reselling Health Data of Millions
California's Privacy Protection Agency fined data‑broker Datamasters $45,000 and barred it from selling Californians' personal health information after it failed to register under the California Delete Act. The agency also ordered the firm to delete millions of records by the...
By BleepingComputer
News•Jan 11, 2026
AI Agents and the Data Lake (W/ Lauren Anderson)
In this episode, Tristan Handy talks with Lauren Anderson, head of Okta's enterprise data platform, about how identity underpins the emerging challenges of AI agents and open data lakes. Lauren explains the need for central governance and a shared semantic...
By dbt Roundup (Transform) – Newsletter
News•Jan 11, 2026
Europol Raids Disrupt Black Axe Cybercrime Ring in Spain
International law enforcement, led by Spain’s National Police, German authorities, and Europol, raided Black Axe cells in Spain, arresting 34 suspects across Seville, Madrid, Málaga and Barcelona. The criminal syndicate, originating in Nigeria with about 30,000 members, is responsible for...
By HackRead
News•Jan 11, 2026
Most Popular Cybersecurity Blogs From 2025
Dan Lohrmann’s January 2026 roundup lists the ten most‑viewed cybersecurity blogs of 2025, featuring stories on state bans of human microchip implants, humanoid robots, AI‑driven human verification, federal employee resilience, government cloud security, AI career impacts, and nation‑state threat assessments. The data...
By Security Boulevard
Blog•Jan 11, 2026
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 79
Security Affairs released Malware Newsletter Round 79, curating the latest research on global malware activity. Highlights include the VVS Discord stealer using Pyarmor for obfuscation, a botnet‑fueling broken system, malicious NPM packages delivering NodeCordRAT, and the Astaroth WhatsApp‑based worm targeting Brazil....
By Security Affairs
News•Jan 11, 2026
Week in Review: PoC for Trend Micro Apex Central RCE Released, Patch Tuesday Forecast
The week’s security roundup highlighted a critical proof‑of‑concept for an unauthenticated remote‑code execution flaw in Trend Micro Apex Central (CVE‑2025‑69258) and a newly disclosed exploit of HPE OneView (CVE‑2025‑37164). The UK government unveiled a £210 million Cyber Action Plan to harden public‑service...
By Help Net Security
News•Jan 10, 2026
Database of 323,986 BreachForums Users Leaked as Admin Disputes Scope
On January 9 2026 a database containing 323,986 BreachForums user records was posted on the ShinyHunters site. The dump includes MySQL metadata, email addresses, display names, Argon2i password hashes and links to external accounts such as Telegram. BreachForums administrators claim the data...
By HackRead
News•Jan 10, 2026
Massive Instagram Data Breach Exposes Personal Details of 17.5 Million Users
A dark‑web marketplace is selling personal data from 17.5 million Instagram accounts, marking one of the largest social‑media breaches to date. Malwarebytes first reported the leak on X, confirming that usernames, email addresses, phone numbers and partial location data are being...
By GBHackers On Security
News•Jan 10, 2026
Security News This Week: ICE Can Now Spy on Every Phone in Your Neighborhood
This week’s security roundup highlighted ICE’s deployment of Penlink’s Tangles and Webloc tools, enabling block‑level phone tracking across neighborhoods. Meanwhile, xAI’s Grok chatbot drew criticism for generating graphic sexual imagery, prompting X to restrict access to verified users. Iran imposed...
By WIRED (Security)
News•Jan 10, 2026
What Is Application Security Testing? Detail Explanation
Application security testing (AST) is a set of processes and tools that identify vulnerabilities throughout the software development lifecycle, enabling organizations to shift security left and remediate issues before deployment. The global AST market now exceeds $33 billion, reflecting the critical...
By Security Boulevard
News•Jan 10, 2026
Ireland Recalls Almost 13,000 Passports over Missing 'IRL' Code
Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs has recalled nearly 13,000 passports after a software update omitted the mandatory "IRL" issuing‑state code in the machine‑readable zone. The defect affects passports issued between 23 December 2025 and 6 January 2026, potentially causing eGate and border‑control rejections worldwide....
By BleepingComputer
News•Jan 10, 2026
Cybercriminals Exploit Maduro Arrest News to Spread Backdoor Malware
Cybercriminals are exploiting news of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s alleged arrest to distribute a backdoor malware via spear‑phishing ZIP attachments. The ZIP contains a weaponized KuGou executable that loads a malicious DLL through DLL search‑order hijacking, creates a hidden Technology360NB...
By GBHackers On Security
Podcast•Jan 10, 2026•20 min
7MS #709: Second Impressions of Twingate
In this episode the host revisits Twingate, focusing on the new Twingate LXC connector and how it’s been deployed to replace most remote access to datacenter servers and pentest dropboxes. He shares practical observations on performance, security benefits, and the...
By 7 Minute Security
Blog•Jan 9, 2026
USPS to Restrict Access to Package Tracking
USPS announced it will restrict access to package tracking data for commercial API users, introducing paid access and stricter authorization requirements. Consumers can still view tracking information on the USPS website, mobile app, and Informed Delivery without changes. The new...
By EcommerceBytes
News•Jan 9, 2026
Microsoft May Soon Allow IT Admins to Uninstall Copilot
Microsoft is testing a new RemoveMicrosoftCopilotApp policy that lets IT administrators uninstall the AI‑powered Copilot app from managed Windows 11 devices. The policy rolls out to Dev and Beta Insider channels on build 26220.7535 and works with Intune or SCCM. It targets...
By BleepingComputer
News•Jan 9, 2026
Why AI-Powered Cyber Defense Is No Longer Optional for Modern Businesses
AI-driven cyber defense has shifted from optional to essential as threats become faster, more sophisticated, and harder to detect with legacy tools. Machine‑learning models analyze massive network and user‑behavior data in real time, flagging anomalies and enabling automated response. Companies...
By HackRead
News•Jan 9, 2026
Top 10 Privileged Access Management Solutions for 2026
Privileged Access Management has shifted from a compliance checkbox to a critical security control as organizations adopt hybrid cloud, SaaS, DevOps pipelines, and AI agents. The 2026 guide evaluates ten leading PAM vendors, highlighting capabilities such as Zero Standing Privileges,...
By Security Boulevard
News•Jan 9, 2026
AI Deployments Targeted in 91,000+ Attack Sessions
Researchers observed more than 91,000 attack sessions targeting AI infrastructure over a four‑month window, highlighting a shift from experimental probing to systematic exploitation. The first campaign leveraged server‑side request forgery against Ollama and Twilio webhooks, using a uniform JA4H TLS...
By eSecurity Planet
News•Jan 9, 2026
Tonic.ai Product Updates: January 2026
Tonic.ai’s January 2026 release adds Guided Redaction in Textual, a beta human‑in‑the‑loop workflow that couples AI detection with manual review for high‑risk data. The platform also expands model‑based custom entity types, letting users train detectors for niche business vocabularies. A...
By Security Boulevard
News•Jan 9, 2026
Use of XMRig Cryptominer by Threat Actors Expanding: Expel
XMRig, an open‑source Monero miner, is increasingly weaponized by threat actors across Windows, Linux, Kubernetes and AWS environments. Recent campaigns have leveraged the high‑severity React2Shell exploit and UPX‑packed binaries to spread the miner via game torrents and commodity malware. Expel’s...
By Security Boulevard
News•Jan 9, 2026
Hacker Behind Wired.com Leak Now Selling Full 40M Condé Nast Records
A hacker using the alias “Lovely” is now offering nearly 40 million Condé Nast user records for sale, expanding on a prior leak of 2.3 million Wired.com accounts. The alleged dataset spans dozens of Condé Nast‑owned sites, including high‑traffic titles such as Vanity Fair,...
By HackRead
News•Jan 9, 2026
Tim Kosiba Named NSA Deputy Director
Timothy Kosiba has been appointed the National Security Agency’s 21st Deputy Director, a role confirmed by President Donald J. Trump after designation by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and DNI Tulsi Gabbard. Kosiba returns as the agency’s most senior civilian...
By SecurityWeek
News•Jan 9, 2026
OWASP CRS Flaw Lets Encoded Attacks Slip Past WAFs
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-21876) in the OWASP Core Rule Set lets attackers bypass charset validation, enabling encoded XSS payloads to slip past web application firewalls. The flaw resides in rule 922110, which only inspects the final part of multipart requests,...
By eSecurity Planet
News•Jan 9, 2026
FBI: North Korean Spear-Phishing Attacks Use Malicious QR Codes
The FBI has warned that North Korean APT group Kimsuky is deploying a new spear‑phishing technique called quishing, which embeds malicious QR codes in email attachments. Scanning the QR code redirects victims to mobile‑optimized phishing pages that harvest device data...
By SecurityWeek
News•Jan 9, 2026
INFORM 2026: MITRE’s Updated Threat-Informed Defense Maturity Model Explained
MITRE’s Center for Threat‑Informed Defense released a major update to its INFORM maturity model, incorporating two years of field feedback and new partner input. The revision introduces revamped assessment questions, a timeliness factor, and an impact‑vs‑complexity recommendation matrix. INFORM now...
By Security Boulevard