News for January 18, 2026

News for January 18, 2026

By I_g_o_r | Some news | 17 Jan 2026


Quantum Shutdown Google's Digital Security Emergency (breaki of RSA-2048 on the 433 qubit quantum computer, in less than 17 hours!!!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9NlPOKS1HY

 

Database of 323,986 BreachForums Users Leaked as Admin Disputes Scope

https://hackread.com/breachforums-database-users-leak-admin-disputes/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/breachforums-hacking-forum-database-leaked-exposing-324-000-accounts/

 

Instagram Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Information of 17.5 Million Users

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-11-2026-instagram-data-breach-exposes-sensitive-information-of-17-5-million-users-34921381072153

 

AI Fails at Most Remote Work, Researchers Find

https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/01/10/1926209/ai-fails-at-most-remote-work-researchers-find

 

Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/11/eu_open_source_consultation/

 

This 2-in-1 Chromebook is on sale for just $160 with free shipping

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/offer/deals/this-2-in-1-chromebook-is-on-sale-for-just-160-with-free-shipping/

 

Suspicious Transaction on Arbitrum Chain Results in Significant Loss

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-10-2026-suspicious-transaction-on-arbitrum-chain-results-in-significant-loss-34899565168466

 

Toronto startup Kepler launches satellites on SpaceX rocket to create space-based data center

https://financialpost.com/technology/toronto-startup-kepler-launch-satellites-spacex-rocket

 

AI Coding Assistants Are Getting Worse

https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-coding-degrades

 

PMX Project Faces Delays in Response to Recent Cyberattack

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-12-2026-pmx-project-faces-delays-in-response-to-recent-cyberattack-34976674472842

 

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 'Organ Symphony'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJJs_yw--zk

 

Instagram denies breach amid claims of 17 million account data leak

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/instagram-denies-breach-amid-claims-of-17-million-account-data-leak/

 

NASA mega-rocket for moon mission could launch in weeks

https://ground.news/article/when-does-the-nasa-moon-mission-launch-and-who-are-the-artemis-ii-crew

 

Starknet Releases Analysis on Recent Mainnet Outage

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-11-2026-starknet-releases-analysis-on-recent-mainnet-outage-34919232944298

 

A 30-year-old explains how she built a 7-figure net worth by quadrupling her income and investing the extra cash

https://www.businessinsider.com/millennial-quadrupled-income-built-seven-figure-net-worth-financial-independence-2026-1

 

Did You Get an Instagram Password Reset Email Recently? This Might Be the Very Unpleasant Reason

https://gizmodo.com/did-you-get-an-instagram-password-reset-email-recently-this-might-be-the-very-unpleasant-reason-2000708667

 

Trump Declares Himself Interim President of Venezuela on Social Media

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-12-2026-trump-declares-himself-interim-president-of-venezuela-on-social-media-34968705375457

 

Cybercriminal Crypto Transactions Surge to 2025 High

https://gbhackers.com/crypto-transactions/

 

Max severity Ni8mare flaw impacts nearly 60,000 n8n instances

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/max-severity-ni8mare-flaw-impacts-nearly-60-000-n8n-instances/

 

Newly discovered coffee compounds beat diabetes drug in lab tests

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260110211224.htm

 

Cryptocurrency Content Views on YouTube Reach Lowest Level Since January 2021

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-12-2026-cryptocurrency-content-views-on-youtube-reach-lowest-level-since-january-2021-34970231151042

 

2025 Nobel Prize Concert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB0WjG79feo

 

Address Poisoning Attacks: How to Protect Your Cryptocurrency Transactions

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-12-2026-address-poisoning-attacks-how-to-protect-your-cryptocurrency-transactions-34985327241786

 

Critical Apache Struts 2 Flaw Could Let Attackers Steal Sensitive Data

https://gbhackers.com/critical-apache-struts-2-flaw/

 

White House Amplifies Shocking Claims Of US Super Soldiers Deployed In Maduro Raid

https://www.zerohedge.com/military/white-house-amplified-shocking-claims-us-super-soldiers-deployed-maduro-raid

 

Securing digital assets as crypto crime surges

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/12/1129479/securing-digital-assets-as-crypto-crime-surges/

 

Meta closes 550,000 accounts to comply with Australia's kids social media ban

https://www.engadget.com/social-media/meta-closes-550000-accounts-to-comply-with-australias-kids-social-media-ban-130041356.html

 

Zen-C: Write like a high-level language, run like C

https://github.com/z-libs/Zen-C

 

Futureswap Faces Suspicious Attack on Arbitrum

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-12-2026-futureswap-faces-suspicious-attack-on-arbitrum-34971759410001

 

'Bad actor' hijacks Apex Legends characters in live matches

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bad-actor-hijacks-apex-legends-characters-in-live-matches/

 

New OPCOPRO Scam Uses AI and Fake WhatsApp Groups to Defraud Victim

https://hackread.com/opcopro-scam-ai-fake-whatsapp-groups-fraud/

 

Fake Employee Performance Reports Deliver Guloader Malware

https://gbhackers.com/guloader-malware/

 

The Quantum Breakthrough Nobody Noticed (Until Now)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqaN74aFjSE

 

Target's dev server offline after hackers claim to steal source code

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/targets-dev-server-offline-after-hackers-claim-to-steal-source-code/

 

Instagram Fixes Password Reset Vulnerability Amid User Data Leak

https://www.securityweek.com/instagram-fixes-password-reset-vulnerability-amid-user-data-leak/

 

UK Investigates X Platform Over Alleged Breach of Cybersecurity Law

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-12-2026-uk-investigates-x-platform-over-alleged-breach-of-cybersecurity-law-34984659458953

 

Weekly Recap: AI Automation Exploits, Telecom Espionage, Prompt Poaching & More

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/weekly-recap-ai-automation-exploits.html

 

Hidden Telegram proxy links can reveal your IP address in one click

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hidden-telegram-proxy-links-can-reveal-your-ip-address-in-one-click/

 

Credential-harvesting attacks by APT28 hit Turkish, European, and Central Asian organizations

https://securityaffairs.com/186801/apt/credential-harvesting-attacks-by-apt28-hit-turkish-european-and-central-asian-organizations.html

 

Beyond Post-Quantum Cryptography: Why Execution Integrity Is Central to Quantum-Safe Web3

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/01/12/execution-integrity-post-quantum-web3/

 

Grant Williams: "There is no Safe Haven, it's an Illusion"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0qfIM13yQ4

 

Spanish energy giant Endesa discloses data breach affecting customers

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spanish-energy-giant-endesa-discloses-data-breach-affecting-customers/

 

Truebit Protocol Faces Security Breach Due to Integer Overflow Vulnerability

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-12-2026-truebit-protocol-faces-security-breach-due-to-integer-overflow-vulnerability-34982510021569

 

GoBruteforcer Botnet Targets Crypto Project Databases by Exploiting Weak Credentials

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/gobruteforcer-botnet-targets-crypto.html

https://www.securityweek.com/gobruteforcer-botnet-targeting-crypto-blockchain-projects/

 

Russian BlueDelta (Fancy Bear) Uses PDFs to Steal Logins in Just 2 Seconds

https://hackread.com/russian-bluedelta-fancy-bear-pdfs-steal-login/

 

Researchers Beam Power From a Moving Airplane

https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/26/01/13/049230/researchers-beam-power-from-a-moving-airplane

 

Rising Concerns Over Crypto-Related Attacks in France

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-13-2026-rising-concerns-over-crypto-related-attacks-in-france-35024913055690

 

University of Hawaii Cancer Center hit by ransomware attack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/university-of-hawaii-cancer-center-hit-by-ransomware-attack/

 

Cyber Insights 2026: What CISOs Can Expect in 2026 and Beyond

https://www.securityweek.com/cyber-insights-2026-what-cisos-can-expect-in-2026-and-beyond/

 

Quantum Computing Just Changed Forever: The D-Wave Breakthrough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVetmirXmtw

 

Fintech Firm Betterment Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Send Fake $10,000 Crypto Scam Messages

https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/01/12/2232223/fintech-firm-betterment-confirms-data-breach-after-hackers-send-fake-10000-crypto-scam-messages

 

NordVPN Outlines Major Quantum and Cyber Threats Emerging in 2026

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/01/12/cybersecurity-risks-2026-nordvpn/

 

Facebook login thieves now using browser-in-browser trick

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facebook-login-thieves-now-using-browser-in-browser-trick/

 

Why Secure Coding Ability Remains an Afterthought in Modern Hiring Pipelines

https://hackernoon.com/why-secure-coding-ability-remains-an-afterthought-in-modern-hiring-pipelines

 

What Should We Learn From How Attackers Leveraged AI in 2025?

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/what-should-we-learn-from-how-attackers.html

 

Cyber Fraud Overtakes Ransomware as Top CEO Concern: WEF

https://www.securityweek.com/cyber-fraud-overtakes-ransomware-as-top-ceo-concern-wef/

 

Hacker gets seven years for breaching Rotterdam and Antwerp ports

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-gets-seven-years-for-breaching-rotterdam-and-antwerp-ports/

 

Truebit Exploit Highlights Ongoing Blockchain Security Challenges

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-13-2026-truebit-exploit-highlights-ongoing-blockchain-security-challenges-35027671559338

 

Review: Pentagon Falls Behind on Mapping Quantum Technology to Military Needs

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/01/13/review-pentagon-falls-behind-on-mapping-quantum-technology-to-military-needs/

 

You Can Now Reserve a Hotel Room On the Moon For $250,000

https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/01/13/0358216/you-can-now-reserve-a-hotel-room-on-the-moon-for-250000

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/you-can-now-reserve-a-hotel-room-on-the-moon-for-250000/

 

Q4 2025 Malware Trends: Telegram Backdoor, Banking Trojans Surge, Joker Returns to Google Play

https://hackread.com/q4-2025-malware-telegram-backdoor-joker-google-play/

 

China Just Declared GAME OVER on the Quantum Race

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsUjQoJqt9U

 

Broadcom Wi-Fi Chipset Flaw Allows Hackers to Disrupt Networks

https://www.securityweek.com/broadcom-wi-fi-chipset-flaw-allows-hackers-to-disrupt-networks/

 

Android Banking Malware deVixor Actively Targeting Users with Ransomware Capabilities

https://gbhackers.com/android-banking-malware/

 

Target employees confirm leaked code after ‘accelerated’ Git lockdown

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/target-employees-confirm-leaked-code-after-accelerated-git-lockdown/

 

In Washington, a Broad International Initiative Takes Shape Around Quantum Security

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/01/13/in-washington-a-broad-international-initiative-takes-shape-around-quantum-security/

 

Federal agencies told to fix or ditch Gogs as exploited zero-day lands on CISA hit list

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/13/cisa_gogs_exploit/

 

New Advanced Linux VoidLink Malware Targets Cloud and container Environments

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/new-advanced-linux-voidlink-malware.html

https://hackread.com/china-voidlink-linux-malware-cloud-providers/

 

Bessent Reveals 10% Of US Budget Lost To Fraud, Signaling Musk Has Unfinished DOGE Business

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bessent-reveals-10-us-budget-lost-fraud-signaling-musk-has-unfinished-doge-business

 

PowerShell-Driven Multi-Stage Windows Malware Using Text Payloads

https://gbhackers.com/windows-malware-2/

 

Widespread Magecart Campaign Targets Users of All Major Credit Cards

https://hackread.com/magecart-targets-all-credit-cards-users/

 

Fogo Identifies Vulnerability in Flames EVM Wallet

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-14-2026-fogo-identifies-vulnerability-in-flames-evm-wallet-35051017933649

 

After Goldman, JPMorgan Discloses Law Firm Data Breach

https://www.securityweek.com/after-goldman-jpmorgan-discloses-law-firm-data-breach/

 

Cyber-stricken Belgian hospitals refuse ambulances, transfer critical patients

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/14/belgium_hospital_cyberattack/

 

Belgian hospital AZ Monica shuts down servers after cyberattack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/belgian-hospital-az-monica-shuts-down-servers-after-cyberattack/

 

NASA, Department of Energy To Develop Lunar Surface Reactor By 2030

https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/01/14/0232205/nasa-department-of-energy-to-develop-lunar-surface-reactor-by-2030

 

Spanish power giant sparks breach probe amid claims of massive data grab

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/14/endesa_breach/

 

Seagate launches three new 32 TB hard drives across its product lines

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-launches-three-new-32-tb-hard-drives-across-its-product-lines-all-using-cmr-tech-skyhawk-ai-drive-starts-from-usd699-flagship-exos-at-usd849

 

Long-Running Web Skimming Campaign Steals Credit Cards From Online Checkout Pages

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/long-running-web-skimming-campaign.html

 

One Year Covering Quantum Computing | What I Learned

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY7F9eEuTME

 

Google confirms Android bug causing volume key issues

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-confirms-android-bug-causing-volume-key-issues/

 

Futureswap Contract on Arbitrum Faces Reentrancy Attack

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-14-2026-futureswap-contract-on-arbitrum-faces-reentrancy-attack-35072519643418

 

VVS Stealer Targeting Discord Users for Credential Theft

https://gbhackers.com/vvs-stealer/

 

Monroe University says 2024 data breach affects 320,000 people

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/monroe-university-says-2024-data-breach-affects-320-000-people/

 

Popular Python libraries used in Hugging Face models subject to poisoned metadata attack

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/13/ai_python_library_bugs_allow/

 

Why iPhone users should update and restart their devices now

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/01/why-iphone-users-should-update-and-restart-their-devices-now

 

Central Maine Healthcare breach exposed data of over 145,000 people

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/central-maine-healthcare-breach-exposed-data-of-over-145-000-people/

 

Report estimates $17 billion worth of bitcoin was stolen in 2025 alone —massive haul arises from impersonation tactics and the use of AI for scams

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/report-estimates-usd17-billion-worth-of-bitcoin-was-stolen-in-2025-alone-massive-haul-arises-from-impersonation-tactics-and-the-use-of-ai-for-scams

 

LLMs Supercharge Ransomware Speed, Scale, and Global Reach

https://gbhackers.com/llms-supercharge/

 

Indian Authorities Freeze Assets in $3.2 Million Fraud Case

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-14-2026-indian-authorities-freeze-assets-in-3-2-million-fraud-case-35073755160970

 

Reprompt attack let hackers hijack Microsoft Copilot sessions

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/reprompt-attack-let-hackers-hijack-microsoft-copilot-sessions/

https://www.securityweek.com/new-reprompt-attack-silently-siphons-microsoft-copilot-data/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/01/reprompt-attack-lets-attackers-steal-data-from-microsoft-copilot

 

Large-scale Vitamin D study on Telomeres, an important Marker of Aging

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is72arPPdy4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3U2ztxZyds

 

Eurail passengers taken for a ride as data breach spills passports, bank details

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/14/eurail_breach/

 

Survey: Rapid AI Adoption Causes Major Cyber Risk Visibility Gaps

https://hackread.com/survey-rapid-ai-adoption-cyber-risk-visibility-gaps/

 

The Quantum Economy Podcast: Before Q-Day With Andrew Cheung and Anders Indset

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/01/12/the-quantum-economy-podcast-before-q-day-with-andrew-cheung-and-anders-indset/

 

CastleLoader Malware Targets U.S. Government Agencies

https://gbhackers.com/castleloader-malware/

 

Critical Node.js Vulnerability Can Cause Server Crashes via async_hooks Stack Overflow

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/critical-nodejs-vulnerability-can-cause.html

 

Predator Spyware Turns Failed Attacks Into Intelligence for Future Exploits

https://www.securityweek.com/predator-spywares-granular-anti-analysis-features-exposed/

 

Victorian Department of Education says hackers stole students’ data

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/victorian-department-of-education-notifies-parents-of-data-breach/

 

Welinq sells QDrive quantum memory in Europe

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/01/14/welinq-qdrive-sale-slovak-academy/

 

New Research: 64% of 3rd-Party Applications Access Sensitive Data Without Justification

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/new-research-64-of-3rd-party.html

 

Experts warn this new Chinese Linux malware could be preparing something seriously worrying

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/experts-warn-this-new-chinese-linux-malware-could-be-preparing-something-seriously-worrying

 

Robo-Advisor Betterment Discloses Data Breach

https://www.securityweek.com/robo-advisor-betterment-discloses-data-breach/

 

France fines telcos €42M for sub-par security prior to 24M customer breach

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/14/france_fines_free_free_mobile/

 

BREAKING! Federal Reserve FREEZES Major Banks — The Financial Crisis Nobody Saw Coming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc6DgmA5hqk

 

Cloud marketplace Pax8 accidentally exposes data on 1,800 MSP partners

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloud-marketplace-pax8-accidentally-exposes-data-on-1-800-msp-partners/

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/pax8-accidentally-exposes-data-on-1-800-msp-partners-customer-info-and-licensing-details-exposed

 

‘Concerning trend’: Impersonation scams swell 1,400% in 2025

https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-scams-2025-ai-impersonation-fraud-chainalysis

 

'Imagination the limit': DeadLock ransomware gang using smart contracts to hide their work

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/14/deadlock_ransomware_smart_contracts/

 

China targets US cybersecurity firms

https://finance.yahoo.com/video/china-targets-us-cybersecurity-firms-144233529.html

 

Hackers Exploit c-ares DLL Side-Loading to Bypass Security and Deploy Malware

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/hackers-exploit-c-ares-dll-side-loading.html

 

Widespread Verizon Outage Prompts Emergency Alerts in Washington, New York City

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/14/1918256/widespread-verizon-outage-prompts-emergency-alerts-in-washington-new-york-city

 

Online shoppers at risk as Magecart skimming hits major payment networks

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/01/online-shoppers-at-risk-as-magecart-skimming-hits-major-payment-networks

 

Sui Mainnet Experiences Network Disruption

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-14-2026-sui-mainnet-experiences-network-disruption-35078975664522

 

New Linux malware targets the cloud, steals creds, and then vanishes

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/14/voidlink_linux_malware/

 

Hackers hijack LinkedIn comments to spread malware - here's what to look out for

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/hackers-hijack-linkedin-comments-to-spread-malware-heres-what-to-look-out-for

 

ConsentFix debrief: Insights from the new OAuth phishing attack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/consentfix-debrief-insights-from-the-new-oauth-phishing-attack/

 

Hacker Claims Full Breach of Russia’s Max Messenger, Threatens Public Leak

https://hackread.com/hacker-russia-max-messenger-breach-data-leak/

 

Massive Data Breach Hits 750,000 Canadian Investors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py0e2hYQEG4

 

AI’s Hacking Skills Are Approaching an ‘Inflection Point’

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-models-hacking-inflection-point/

 

U.S. Federal Agencies Are Stepping Up for the Quantum Security Transition

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/01/14/u-s-federal-agencies-are-stepping-up-for-the-quantum-security-transition/

 

Denmark Says It's Clear Trump "Has A Desire To Conquer Greenland" After WH Meeting

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/anything-less-us-control-greenland-unacceptable-trump-ministers-hosted-wh

 

RedVDS Cybercrime Service Disrupted by Microsoft and Law Enforcement

https://www.securityweek.com/redvds-cybercrime-service-disrupted-by-microsoft-and-law-enforcement/

 

US gov’t: House sysadmin stole 200 phones, caught by House IT desk

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/us-govt-house-sysadmin-stole-200-phones-caught-by-house-it-desk/

 

Major US healthcare breach exposes data on 145,000 patients - Central Maine Healthcare reveals all

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/major-us-healthcare-breach-exposes-data-on-145-000-patients-central-maine-healthcare-reveals-all

 

Verizon is having a nationwide outage, but AT&T and T-Mobile are still working

https://www.howtogeek.com/verizon-att-and-t-mobile-are-all-having-outages-right-now/

 

Researchers Null-Route Over 550 Kimwolf and Aisuru Botnet Command Servers

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/kimwolf-botnet-infected-over-2-million.html

 

"WTF" is Happening in Colombia?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYjiZWqohhA

 

Microsoft taps UK courts to dismantle cybercrime host RedVDS

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/microsoft_uk_courts_redvds/

 

Critical WordPress Modular DS Plugin Flaw Actively Exploited to Gain Admin Access

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/critical-wordpress-modular-ds-plugin.html

 

CERT-UA reports PLUGGYAPE cyberattacks on defense forces

https://securityaffairs.com/186910/intelligence/cert-ua-reports-pluggyape-cyberattacks-on-defense-forces.html

 

AppGuard Critiques AI Hyped Defenses

https://hackread.com/appguard-critiques-ai-hyped-defenses-expands-its-insider-release-for-its-next-generation-platform/

 

'Banks Have Been Meddling': Crypto Industry Split Over CLARITY Act As Coinbase Says 'No'

https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/banks-have-been-meddling-crypto-industry-split-over-clarity-act-coinbase-says-no

 

French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Despite Opposition

https://torrentfreak.com/french-court-orders-popular-vpns-to-block-more-pirate-sites-despite-opposition/

 

Scientists question the safety of BPA-free packaging

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260114084134.htm

 

A single click mounted a covert, multistage attack against Copilot

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/a-single-click-mounted-a-covert-multistage-attack-against-copilot/

 

18 Common Ports That Hackers Love (And Why)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fof-CTuoL4

 

How to automate just-in-time access to applications with Tines

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-to-automate-just-in-time-access-to-applications-with-tines/

 

What I Learned After Trying Out Every Exoskeleton at CES

https://lifehacker.com/health/trying-on-every-exoskeleton-ces-2026

 

Sources: the US cyberattack that plunged Caracas into darkness during the Maduro mission shows its offensive capabilities; Senators plan to question officials

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/politics/cyberattack-venezuela-military.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ElA.iDRW.2t0IQViABMN5

 

Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking

https://www.wired.com/story/google-fast-pair-bluetooth-audio-accessories-vulnerability-patches/

 

Trump to FLOOD the Market on THIS Date (Most Aren’t Ready)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06-HO8j9Ruw

 

New CastleLoader Variant Linked to 469 Infections Across Critical Sectors

https://hackread.com/castleloader-variant-infections-critical-sectors/

 

Verizon’s Hourslong Wireless Outage Tied to Software Update

https://www.wsj.com/business/telecom/verizons-hourslong-wireless-outage-tied-to-software-update-67a65143

 

China bans U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software over security concerns

https://securityaffairs.com/186920/intelligence/china-bans-u-s-and-israeli-cybersecurity-software-over-security-concerns.html

 

Inside the Black Market for High School Football Players

https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/inside-the-black-market-for-high-school-football-players/35165ad0-8420-4daf-98ce-32eda2f126ad

 

Palo Alto Networks warns of DoS bug letting hackers disable firewalls

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/palo-alto-networks-warns-of-dos-bug-letting-hackers-disable-firewalls/

 

This New Technology Could Break The Chip Industry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R539FPNAwes

 

I made over $30,000 from my side hustles this year. The extra money is great, but I felt like I never stopped working.

https://www.businessinsider.com/side-hustles-made-33000-but-hurt-my-work-life-balance-2026-1

 

ThreatsDay Bulletin: AI Voice Cloning Exploit, Wi-Fi Kill Switch, PLC Vulns, and 14 More Stories

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/threatsday-bulletin-ai-voice-cloning.html

 

An $11 TRILLION Systemic Risk is Coming in Late March

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2026-01-15/11-trillion-systemic-risk-coming-late-march

 

Massive breach leaks 45 million French records: demographic, healthcare, and financial data all leaked, here's what we know

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/massive-breach-leaks-45-million-french-records-demographic-healthcare-and-financial-data-all-leaked-heres-what-we-know

 

Silver FAQs

https://dailyreckoning.com/silver-faqs/

 

Forget Predictions: True 2026 Cybersecurity Priorities From Leaders

https://www.securityweek.com/forget-predictions-true-2026-cybersecurity-priorities-from-leaders/

 

New PayPal Scam Sends Verified Invoices With Fake Support Numbers

https://hackread.com/paypal-scam-verified-invoices-fake-support-numbers/

 

A simple CodeBuild flaw put every AWS environment at risk – and pwned 'the central nervous system of the cloud'

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/codebuild_flaw_aws/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/aws-codebuild-misconfiguration-exposed.html

 

Quandela Identifies Four Quantum Computing Trends for 2026

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/01/15/quandela-quantum-computing-trends-2026/

 

Microsoft Copilot AI attack took just a single click to compromise users - here's what we know

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/microsoft-copilot-ai-attack-took-just-a-single-click-to-compromise-users-heres-what-we-know

 

Lumen disrupts AISURU and Kimwolf botnet by blocking over 550 C2 servers

https://securityaffairs.com/186918/cyber-crime/lumen-disrupts-aisuru-and-kimwolf-botnet-by-blocking-over-550-c2-servers.html

 

Ransomware Utilizes Polygon Smart Contracts for Evasion

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-15-2026-deadlock-ransomware-utilizes-polygon-smart-contracts-for-evasion-35123523390913

 

Critical Cal.com Vulnerability Let Attackers Bypass Authentication and Hijack Any User Account

https://gbhackers.com/cal-com-authentication-bypass/

 

Many Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair vulnerable to “WhisperPair” hack

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/researchers-reveal-whisperpair-attack-to-eavesdrop-on-google-fast-pair-headphones/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/01/whisperpair-exposes-bluetooth-earbuds-and-headphones-to-tracking-and-eavesdropping

 

Contagious Claude Code bug Anthropic ignored promptly spreads to Cowork

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/anthropics_claude_bug_cowork/

 

Hackers now exploiting critical Fortinet FortiSIEM flaw in attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-now-exploiting-critical-fortinet-fortisiem-vulnerability-in-attacks/

 

More Americans are filing for bankruptcy. Here's what's behind the surge.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bankruptcy-filing-rise-consumer-business-epiq/

 

GhostPoster Browser Malware Hid for 5 Years With 840,000 Installs

https://hackread.com/ghostposter-browser-malware-840000-installs/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-ghostposter-browser-extensions-found-with-840-000-installs/

 

Scientists Detect Quantum Signal That Could Link Universes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoo4ONN3jl8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y_Yi5Ks3k4

 

New ‘StackWarp’ Attack Threatens Confidential VMs on AMD Processors

https://www.securityweek.com/new-stackwarp-attack-threatens-confidential-vms-on-amd-processors/

 

Vitamin A may be helping cancer hide from the immune system

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260115022808.htm

 

RondoDox botnet linked to large-scale exploit of critical HPE OneView bug

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/rondodox_botnet_hpe_oneview/

 

Address Poisoning Attack Results in Significant USDT Loss

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-16-2026-address-poisoning-attack-results-in-significant-usdt-loss-35165911200826

 

Grubhub confirms hackers stole data in recent security breach

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/grubhub-confirms-hackers-stole-data-in-recent-security-breach/

 

Hackers exploit WordPress plugin security flaw exposing 40,000 websites to complete takeover risk - here's how to stay safe

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/hackers-exploit-wordpress-plugin-security-flaw-exposing-40-000-websites-to-complete-takeover-risk-heres-how-to-stay-safe

 

7 Cybersecurity Opportunities That Will Explode in 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5zG2SvSw2s

 

How 2 Missing Characters Nearly Compromised AWS

https://hackread.com/how-2-missing-chars-compromised-aws/

 

German cops add Black Basta boss to EU most-wanted list

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/black_basta_boss_wanted/

 

Five Malicious Chrome Extensions Impersonate Workday and NetSuite to Hijack Accounts

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/five-malicious-chrome-extensions.html

 

A ransomware attack disrupted operations at South Korean conglomerate Kyowon

https://securityaffairs.com/186964/data-breach/a-ransomware-attack-disrupted-operations-at-south-korean-conglomerate-kyowon.html

 

Quantum-Safe Security and the Search for Early-Stage Leaders

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/01/15/quantum-safe-security-and-the-search-for-early-stage-leaders/

 

Predator Spyware Sample Indicates 'Vendor-Controlled' C2

https://www.darkreading.com/mobile-security/predator-spyware-sample-vendor-controlled-c2

 

Bitcoin Removed from Portfolio Amid Quantum Computing Concerns

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-16-2026-bitcoin-removed-from-portfolio-amid-quantum-computing-concerns-35157000849066

 

Azure Identity Token Flaw Exposes Windows Admin Center to Tenant-Wide Breaches

https://gbhackers.com/azure-identity-token-flaw-exposes-windows-admin-center/

 

LOTUSLITE Backdoor Targets U.S. Policy Entities Using Venezuela-Themed Spear Phishing

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/lotuslite-backdoor-targets-us-policy.html

 

ICE Agent Doxxing Platform was Crippled After Coordinated DDoS Attack

https://hackread.com/ice-agent-doxxing-platform-ddos-attack/

 

Anchorage police department takes servers offline after cyberattack on service provider

https://therecord.media/anchorage-police-takes-servers-offline-after-third-party-attack

 

Bankrupt scooter startup left one private key to rule them all

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/bankrupt_scooter_startup_key/

 

Trump Says 'Venezuela Leaker' Jailed As Polymarket Accounts Go Quiet

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-says-venezuela-leaker-jailed-polymarket-accounts-go-quiet

 

Cyber Insights 2026: Social Engineering

https://www.securityweek.com/cyber-insights-2026-social-engineering/

 

Operation Endgame: Dutch Police Arrest Alleged AVCheck Operator

https://hackread.com/operation-endgame-dutch-police-arrest-avcheck-operator/

 

Social Media Platform 'X' Experiences Outage

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-16-2026-social-media-platform-x-experiences-outage-35167137356225

 

AMD CPU users beware - this security flaw could spill all your secrets

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/amd-cpu-users-beware-this-security-flaw-could-spill-all-your-secrets

 

BlackRock Just Moved $2.1 Trillion Out of America (Most Aren’t Ready)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDbpUsRLyfc

 

GootLoader Malware Uses 500–1,000 Concatenated ZIP Archives to Evade Detection

https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/gootloader-malware-uses-5001000.html

 

How a hacking campaign targeted high-profile Gmail and WhatsApp users across the Middle East

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/how-a-hacking-campaign-targeted-high-profile-gmail-and-whatsapp-users-across-the-middle-east/

 

Is Quantum Moving Faster Than Markets Expected? Bitcoin Rebalance Suggests Changed in Quantum Computing Risk Perception

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/01/16/is-quantum-moving-faster-than-markets-expected-bitcoin-rebalance-suggests-changed-in-quantum-computing-risk-perception/

 

In Other News: FortiSIEM Flaw Exploited, Sean Plankey Renominated, Russia’s Polish Grid Attack

https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-fortisiem-flaw-exploited-sean-plankey-renominated-russias-polish-grid-attack/

 

UAT-8837 Launches Targeted Attacks to Steal Sensitive Organizational Data

https://gbhackers.com/uat-8837-launches-targeted-attacks-to-steal-sensitive-organizational-data/

 

FUSION, FINANCE, AND THE MURDER OF DR NUNO LOUREIRO

https://gizadeathstar.com/2026/01/fusion-finance-and-the-murder-of-dr-nuno-loureiro/

 

Supreme Court Hacker Posted Stolen Government Data On Instagram

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/16/2128242/supreme-court-hacker-posted-stolen-government-data-on-instagram

 

US Hackers Reportedly Caused a Blackout in Venezuela

https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-us-hackers-reportedly-caused-a-blackout-in-venezuela/

 

The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5674741/ai-schools-education

 

Study Shows Quantum Computers Can Compare Meaning in Language Models

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/01/17/study-shows-quantum-computers-can-compare-meaning-in-language-models/

 

Google Vertex AI Flaw Lets Low-Privilege Users Escalate to Service Agent Roles

https://gbhackers.com/google-vertex-ai-flaw/

 

Trump Follows the Emperor’s Playbook

https://dailyreckoning.com/trump-follows-the-emperors-playbook/

 

China-linked hackers exploited Sitecore zero-day for initial access

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/china-linked-hackers-exploited-sitecore-zero-day-for-initial-access/

 

Trust Wallet Issues Security Warning Amid Recent Vulnerability

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-17-2026-trust-wallet-issues-security-warning-amid-recent-vulnerability-35207382554793

 

Critical XSS Vulnerabilities in Meta Conversion API Enable Zero-Click Account Takeover

https://gbhackers.com/critical-xss-vulnerabilities-in-meta-conversion-api/

 

User loses $282M in one of the largest social engineering crypto heists

https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-user-loses-282m-bitcoin-litecoin-social-engineering-attack

 

Microsoft confirms some Windows 11 PCs can't shut down, hibernate after latest Patch Tuesday

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-confirms-some-windows-11-pcs-cant-shut-down-hibernate-after-latest-patch-tuesday/

 

How to Prep For Post-Quantum Crytography: G7 Releases Roadmap to Help Financial Sector Navigate Transition to Quantum Era

https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/01/15/how-to-prep-for-post-quantum-crytography-g7-releases-roadmap-to-help-financial-sector-navigate-transition-to-quantum-era/

 

New Year's Concert 2026 -- Vienna Philharmonic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM7pkMqu-VU

 

 

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