Ravie LakshmananJan 19, 2026Hardware Security / Vulnerability A team of academics from the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Germany has disclosed the details of a new hardware vulnerability affecting AMD processors. The security flaw, codenamed StackWarp, can allow… Read More "New StackWarp Hardware Flaw Breaks AMD SEV-SNP Protections on Zen 1–5 CPUs"
Ravie LakshmananJan 19, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity In cybersecurity, the line between a normal update and a serious incident keeps getting thinner. Systems that once felt reliable are now under pressure from constant change. New AI tools, connected devices, and… Read More "Fortinet Exploits, RedLine Clipjack, NTLM Crack, Copilot Attack & More"
Just a few years ago, the cloud was touted as the “magic pill” for any cyber threat or performance issue. Many were lured by the “always-on” dream, trading granular control for the convenience of managed services. In recent years, many… Read More "The High (and Hidden) Costs for Cloud-First Businesses"
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an ongoing campaign dubbed KongTuke that used a malicious Google Chrome extension masquerading as an ad blocker to deliberately crash the web browser and trick victims into running arbitrary commands using ClickFix-like lures to… Read More "CrashFix Chrome Extension Delivers ModeloRAT Using ClickFix-Style Browser Crash Lures"
Ravie LakshmananJan 19, 2026Malware / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web-based control panel used by operators of the StealC information stealer, allowing them to gather crucial insights on one of the threat… Read More "Security Bug in StealC Malware Panel Let Researchers Spy on Threat Actor Operations"
Ravie LakshmananJan 17, 2026Law Enforcement / Cybercrime Ukrainian and German law enforcement authorities have identified two Ukrainians suspected of working for the Russia-linked ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group Black Basta. In addition, the group’s alleged leader, a 35-year-old Russian national named Oleg… Read More "Black Basta Ransomware Leader Added to EU Most Wanted and INTERPOL Red Notice"
Jan 17, 2026Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Data Privacy OpenAI on Friday said it would start showing ads in ChatGPT to logged-in adult U.S. users in both the free and ChatGPT Go tiers in the coming weeks, as the artificial intelligence… Read More "OpenAI to Show Ads in ChatGPT for Logged-In U.S. Adults on Free and Go Plans"
Jan 16, 2026Ravie LakshmananMalvertising / Threat Intelligence The JavaScript (aka JScript) malware loader called GootLoader has been observed using a malformed ZIP archive that’s designed to sidestep detection efforts by concatenating anywhere from 500 to 1,000 archives. “The actor creates… Read More "GootLoader Malware Uses 500–1,000 Concatenated ZIP Archives to Evade Detection"
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered five new malicious Google Chrome web browser extensions that masquerade as human resources (HR) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms like Workday, NetSuite, and SuccessFactors to take control of victim accounts. “The extensions work in concert… Read More "Five Malicious Chrome Extensions Impersonate Workday and NetSuite to Hijack Accounts"
Jan 16, 2026Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage Security experts have disclosed details of a new campaign that has targeted U.S. government and policy entities using politically themed lures to deliver a backdoor known as LOTUSLITE. The targeted malware campaign leverages… Read More "LOTUSLITE Backdoor Targets U.S. Policy Entities Using Venezuela-Themed Spear Phishing"
