Jan 15, 2026The Hacker NewsData Security / Artificial Intelligence As AI copilots and assistants become embedded in daily work, security teams are still focused on protecting the models themselves. But recent incidents suggest the bigger…
It’s 2026, yet many SOCs are still operating the way they did years ago, using tools and processes designed for a very different threat landscape. Given the growth in volumes and complexity of cyber threats,…
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it has taken a “coordinated legal action” in the U.S. and the U.K. to disrupt a cybercrime subscription service called RedVDS that has allegedly fueled millions in fraud losses. The…
Jan 15, 2026Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Palo Alto Networks has released security updates for a high-severity security flaw impacting GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal, for which it said there exists a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit. The…
The Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies said it null-routed traffic to more than 550 command-and-control (C2) nodes associated with the AISURU/Kimwolf botnet since early October 2025. AISURU and its Android counterpart, Kimwolf, have…
Not long ago, AI agents were harmless. They wrote snippets of code. They answered questions. They helped individuals move a little faster. Then organizations got ambitious. Instead of personal copilots, companies started deploying shared organizational…
Security experts have disclosed details of an active malware campaign that’s exploiting a DLL side-loading vulnerability in a legitimate binary associated with the open-source c-ares library to bypass security controls and deliver a wide range…
Jan 14, 2026Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Patch Management Fortinet has released updates to fix a critical security flaw impacting FortiSIEM that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve code execution on susceptible instances. The operating system…
Research analyzing 4,700 leading websites reveals that 64% of third-party applications now access sensitive data without business justification, up from 51% in 2024. Government sector malicious activity spiked from 2% to 12.9%, while 1 in…
Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out its first security update for 2026, addressing 114 security flaws, including one vulnerability that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. Of the 114 flaws, eight are rated…