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Winning Against AI-Based Attacks Requires a Combined Defensive Approach

Winning Against AI-Based Attacks Requires a Combined Defensive Approach

The Hacker NewsJan 26, 2026Endpoint Security / Artificial Intelligence If there’s a constant in cybersecurity, it’s that adversaries are always innovating. The rise of offensive AI is transforming attack strategies and making them harder to… 

Konni Hackers Deploy AI-Generated PowerShell Backdoor Against Blockchain Developers

Konni Hackers Deploy AI-Generated PowerShell Backdoor Against Blockchain Developers

Ravie LakshmananJan 26, 2026Malware / Endpoint Security The North Korean threat actor known as Konni has been observed using PowerShell malware generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to target developers and engineering teams in the… 

Multi-Stage Phishing Campaign Targets Russia with Amnesia RAT and Ransomware

Multi-Stage Phishing Campaign Targets Russia with Amnesia RAT and Ransomware

A new multi-stage phishing campaign has been observed targeting users in Russia with ransomware and a remote access trojan called Amnesia RAT. “The attack begins with social engineering lures delivered via business-themed documents crafted to… 

New DynoWiper Malware Used in Attempted Sandworm Attack on Polish Power Sector

New DynoWiper Malware Used in Attempted Sandworm Attack on Polish Power Sector

Ravie LakshmananJan 24, 2026Malware / Critical Infrastructure The Russian nation-state hacking group known as Sandworm has been attributed to what has been described as the “largest cyber attack” targeting Poland’s power system in the last… 

Who Approved This Agent? Rethinking Access, Accountability, and Risk in the Age of AI Agents

Who Approved This Agent? Rethinking Access, Accountability, and Risk in the Age of AI Agents

AI agents are accelerating how work gets done. They schedule meetings, access data, trigger workflows, write code, and take action in real time, pushing productivity beyond human speed across the enterprise. Then comes the moment… 

CISA Adds Actively Exploited VMware vCenter Flaw CVE-2024-37079 to KEV Catalog

CISA Adds Actively Exploited VMware vCenter Flaw CVE-2024-37079 to KEV Catalog

Ravie LakshmananJan 24, 2026Vulnerability / Enterprise Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a critical security flaw affecting Broadcom VMware vCenter Server that was patched in June 2024 to its… 

CISA Updates KEV Catalog with Four Actively Exploited Software Vulnerabilities

CISA Updates KEV Catalog with Four Actively Exploited Software Vulnerabilities

Ravie LakshmananJan 23, 2026Vulnerability / Software Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added four security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the… 

Fortinet Confirms Active FortiCloud SSO Bypass on Fully Patched FortiGate Firewalls

Fortinet Confirms Active FortiCloud SSO Bypass on Fully Patched FortiGate Firewalls

Ravie LakshmananJan 23, 2026Network Security / Vulnerability Fortinet has officially confirmed that it’s working to completely plug a FortiCloud SSO authentication bypass vulnerability following reports of fresh exploitation activity on fully-patched firewalls. “In the last… 

TikTok Forms U.S. Joint Venture to Continue Operations Under 2025 Executive Order

TikTok Forms U.S. Joint Venture to Continue Operations Under 2025 Executive Order

Ravie LakshmananJan 23, 2026Regulatory Compliance / National Security TikTok on Friday officially announced that it formed a joint venture that will allow the hugely popular video-sharing application to continue operating in the U.S. The new… 

Phishing Attack Uses Stolen Credentials to Install LogMeIn RMM for Persistent Access

Phishing Attack Uses Stolen Credentials to Install LogMeIn RMM for Persistent Access

Ravie LakshmananJan 23, 2026Email Security / Endpoint Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new dual-vector campaign that leverages stolen credentials to deploy legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software for persistent remote access…