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January 2026

Pixel Zero-Click, Redis RCE, China C2s, RAT Ads, Crypto Scams & 15+ Stories

Pixel Zero-Click, Redis RCE, China C2s, RAT Ads, Crypto Scams & 15+ Stories

Ravie LakshmananJan 22, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking News Most of this week’s threats didn’t rely on new tricks. They relied on familiar systems behaving exactly as designed, just in the wrong hands. Ordinary files, routine services,… 

Malicious PyPI Package Impersonates SymPy, Deploys XMRig Miner on Linux Hosts

Malicious PyPI Package Impersonates SymPy, Deploys XMRig Miner on Linux Hosts

Ravie LakshmananJan 22, 2026Cryptojacking / Malware A new malicious package discovered in the Python Package Index (PyPI) has been found to impersonate a popular library for symbolic mathematics to deploy malicious payloads, including a cryptocurrency… 

SmarterMail Auth Bypass Exploited in the Wild Two Days After Patch Release

SmarterMail Auth Bypass Exploited in the Wild Two Days After Patch Release

Ravie LakshmananJan 22, 2026Vulnerability / Email Security A new security flaw in SmarterTools SmarterMail email software has come under active exploitation in the wild, two days after the release of a patch. The vulnerability, which… 

Automated FortiGate Attacks Exploit FortiCloud SSO to Alter Firewall Configurations

Automated FortiGate Attacks Exploit FortiCloud SSO to Alter Firewall Configurations

Ravie LakshmananJan 22, 2026Network Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf has warned of a “new cluster of automated malicious activity” that involves unauthorized firewall configuration changes on Fortinet FortiGate devices. The activity, it said,…