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JAN8
FBI Warns North Korean Hackers Using Malicious QR Codes in Spear-Phishing

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday released an advisory warning of North Korean state-sponsored threat actors leveraging malicious QR codes in spear-phishing campaigns targeting entities in the country. "As of 2025, Kimsuky actors have targeted think tanks, academic institutions, and both U.S. and foreign government entities with embedded malicious Quick Response (QR)

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JAN8
Who Benefited from the Aisuru and Kimwolf Botnets?

Our first story of 2026 revealed how a destructive new botnet called Kimwolf rapidly grew to infect more than two million devices by mass-compromising a vast number of unofficial Android TV streaming boxes. Today, we'll dig through digital clues...

Krebs on Security by BrianKrebs
JAN8
WhatsApp Worm Spreads Astaroth Banking Trojan Across Brazil via Contact Auto-Messaging

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that uses WhatsApp as a distribution vector for a Windows banking trojan called Astaroth in attacks targeting Brazil. The campaign has been codenamed Boto Cor-de-Rosa by Acronis Threat Research Unit. "The malware retrieves the victim's WhatsApp contact list and automatically sends malicious messages to each contact to further

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JAN8
UK Government Unveils New Cyber Action Plan

The UK government’s cyber action plan is by the government for the government, and has no advice for the private sector nor CNI. The post UK Government Unveils New Cyber Action Plan appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Kevin Townsend
JAN8
CrowdStrike to Buy Identity Security Firm SGNL for $740 Million in Cash

The deal aims to bolster CrowdStrike's Falcon platform with "continuous identity" protection to secure human and AI-driven access in real-time. The post CrowdStrike to Buy Identity Security Firm SGNL for $740 Million in Cash appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Mike Lennon
JAN8
Blackbird.AI Raises $28 Million for Narrative Intelligence Platform

The company will use the funds to enhance its AI-based narrative intelligence technology platform and accelerate go-to-market efforts. The post Blackbird.AI Raises $28 Million for Narrative Intelligence Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Ionut Arghire
JAN8
Cyera Raises $400 Million at $9 Billion Valuation

The New York-based data security company has tripled its valuation in just one year. The post Cyera Raises $400 Million at $9 Billion Valuation appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Eduard Kovacs
JAN8
China-Linked UAT-7290 Targets Telecoms with Linux Malware and ORB Nodes

A China-nexus threat actor known as UAT-7290 has been attributed to espionage-focused intrusions against entities in South Asia and Southeastern Europe. The activity cluster, which has been active since at least 2022, primarily focuses on extensive technical reconnaissance of target organizations before initiating attacks, ultimately leading to the deployment of malware families such as RushDrop

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JAN8
Rethinking Security for Agentic AI

When software can think and act on its own, security strategies must shift from static policy enforcement to real-time behavioral governance. The post Rethinking Security for Agentic AI appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Etay Maor
JAN8
Critical Vulnerability Patched in jsPDF

The bug can allow attackers to read arbitrary files from the system, potentially exposing configurations and credentials. The post Critical Vulnerability Patched in jsPDF appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Ionut Arghire
JAN8
Critical Vulnerability Exposes n8n Instances to Takeover Attacks

Tracked as CVE-2026-21858 (CVSS score 10), the bug enables remote code execution without authentication. The post Critical Vulnerability Exposes n8n Instances to Takeover Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Ionut Arghire
JAN8
ThreatsDay Bulletin: RustFS Flaw, Iranian Ops, WebUI RCE, Cloud Leaks, and 12 More Stories

The internet never stays quiet. Every week, new hacks, scams, and security problems show up somewhere. This week’s stories show how fast attackers change their tricks, how small mistakes turn into big risks, and how the same old tools keep finding new ways to break in. Read on to catch up before the next wave hits. Honeypot Traps Hackers Hackers Fall for

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JAN8
Researchers Expose WHILL Wheelchair Safety Risks via Remote Hacking

CISA advisory warns that unauthenticated Bluetooth access in WHILL devices allows for unauthorized movement. The post Researchers Expose WHILL Wheelchair Safety Risks via Remote Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Eduard Kovacs
JAN8
The State of Trusted Open Source

Chainguard, the trusted source for open source, has a unique view into how modern organizations actually consume open source software and where they run into risk and operational burdens. Across a growing customer base and an extensive catalog of over 1800 container image projects, 148,000 versions, 290,000 images, and 100,000 language libraries, and almost half a billion builds, they can see

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JAN8
Critical HPE OneView Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

The maximum-severity code injection flaw can be exploited without authentication for remote code execution. The post Critical HPE OneView Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Ionut Arghire