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Experts Detect Pakistan-Linked Cyber Campaigns Aimed at Indian Government Entities

Experts Detect Pakistan-Linked Cyber Campaigns Aimed at Indian Government Entities

Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Threat Intelligence / Cyber Espionage Indian government entities have been targeted in two campaigns undertaken by a threat actor that operates in Pakistan using previously undocumented tradecraft. The campaigns have been codenamed… 

ClickFix Attacks Expand Using Fake CAPTCHAs, Microsoft Scripts, and Trusted Web Services

ClickFix Attacks Expand Using Fake CAPTCHAs, Microsoft Scripts, and Trusted Web Services

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that combines ClickFix-style fake CAPTCHAs with a signed Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) script to distribute an information stealer called Amatera. “Instead of launching PowerShell directly, the… 

Critical Grist-Core Vulnerability Allows RCE Attacks via Spreadsheet Formulas

Critical Grist-Core Vulnerability Allows RCE Attacks via Spreadsheet Formulas

Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Vulnerability / Cloud Security A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Grist‑Core, an open-source, self-hosted version of the Grist relational spreadsheet-database, that could result in remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked… 

China-Linked Hackers Have Used the PeckBirdy JavaScript C2 Framework Since 2023

China-Linked Hackers Have Used the PeckBirdy JavaScript C2 Framework Since 2023

Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Web Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a JScript-based command-and-control (C2) framework called PeckBirdy that has been put to use by China-aligned APT actors since 2023 to target multiple environments. The… 

Microsoft Office Zero-Day (CVE-2026-21509) – Emergency Patch Issued for Active Exploitation

Microsoft Office Zero-Day (CVE-2026-21509) – Emergency Patch Issued for Active Exploitation

Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Zero-Day / Vulnerability Microsoft on Monday issued out-of-band security patches for a high-severity Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21509, carries a CVSS score of 7.8 out…