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Automated FortiGate Attacks Exploit FortiCloud SSO to Alter Firewall Configurations https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/automated-fortigate-attacks-exploit.html 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, commenced on January 15, 2026, adding it shares similarities with a December 2025 campaign in which malicious SSO logins on FortiGate appliances were recorded against the admin account from

Cisco Fixes Actively Exploited Zero-Day CVE-2026-20045 in Unified CM and Webex https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/cisco-fixes-actively-exploited-zero-day.html Cisco has released fresh patches to address what it described as a "critical" security vulnerability impacting multiple Unified Communications (CM) products and Webex Calling Dedicated Instance that it has been actively exploited as a zero-day in the wild. The vulnerability, CVE-2026-20045 (CVSS score: 8.2), could permit an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the

VoidLink Linux Malware Framework Built with AI Assistance Reaches 88,000 Lines of Code https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/voidlink-linux-malware-framework-built.html The recently discovered sophisticated Linux malware framework known as VoidLink is assessed to have been developed by a single person with assistance from an artificial intelligence (AI) model. That's according to new findings from Check Point Research, which identified operational security blunders by malware's author that provided clues to its developmental origins. The latest insight makes

LastPass Warns of Fake Maintenance Messages Targeting Users’ Master Passwords https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/lastpass-warns-of-fake-maintenance.html LastPass is alerting users to a new active phishing campaign that's impersonating the password management service, which aims to trick users into giving up their master passwords. The campaign, which began on or around January 19, 2026, involves sending phishing emails claiming upcoming maintenance and urging them to create a local backup of their password vaults in the next 24 hours. The

CERT/CC Warns binary-parser Bug Allows Node.js Privilege-Level Code Execution https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/certcc-warns-binary-parser-bug-allows.html A security vulnerability has been disclosed in the popular binary-parser npm library that, if successfully exploited, could result in the execution of arbitrary JavaScript. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-1245 (CVSS score: N/A), affects all versions of the module prior to version 2.3.0, which addresses the issue. Patches for the flaw were released on November 26, 2025. Binary-parser is a

Old habits die hard: 2025’s most common passwords were as predictable as ever https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/cybersecurity/old-habits-die-hard-2025-most-common-passwords/ Once again, data shows an uncomfortable truth: the habit of choosing eminently hackable passwords is alive and well

North Korea-Linked Hackers Target Developers via Malicious VS Code Projects https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/north-korea-linked-hackers-target.html The North Korean threat actors associated with the long-running Contagious Interview campaign have been observed using malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) projects as lures to deliver a backdoor on compromised endpoints. The latest finding demonstrates continued evolution of the new tactic that was first discovered in December 2025, Jamf Threat Labs said. "This activity involved

Three Flaws in Anthropic MCP Git Server Enable File Access and Code Execution https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/three-flaws-in-anthropic-mcp-git-server.html A set of three security vulnerabilities has been disclosed in mcp-server-git, the official Git Model Context Protocol (MCP) server maintained by Anthropic, that could be exploited to read or delete arbitrary files and execute code under certain conditions. "These flaws can be exploited through prompt injection, meaning an attacker who can influence what an AI assistant reads (a malicious README,

Hackers Use LinkedIn Messages to Spread RAT Malware Through DLL Sideloading https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/hackers-use-linkedin-messages-to-spread.html Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new phishing campaign that exploits social media private messages to propagate malicious payloads, likely with the intent to deploy a remote access trojan (RAT). The activity delivers "weaponized files via Dynamic Link Library (DLL) sideloading, combined with a legitimate, open-source Python pen-testing script," ReliaQuest said in a report shared with

The Hidden Risk of Orphan Accounts https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/the-hidden-risk-of-orphan-accounts.html The Problem: The Identities Left Behind As organizations grow and evolve, employees, contractors, services, and systems come and go - but their accounts often remain. These abandoned or “orphan” accounts sit dormant across applications, platforms, assets, and cloud consoles. The reason they persist isn’t negligence - it’s fragmentation.  Traditional IAM and IGA systems are designed

Evelyn Stealer Malware Abuses VS Code Extensions to Steal Developer Credentials and Crypto https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/evelyn-stealer-malware-abuses-vs-code.html Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a malware campaign that's targeting software developers with a new information stealer called Evelyn Stealer by weaponizing the Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension ecosystem. "The malware is designed to exfiltrate sensitive information, including developer credentials and cryptocurrency-related data. Compromised developer

Cloudflare Fixes ACME Validation Bug Allowing WAF Bypass to Origin Servers https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/cloudflare-fixes-acme-validation-bug.html Cloudflare has addressed a security vulnerability impacting its Automatic Certificate Management Environment (ACME) validation logic that made it possible to bypass security controls and access origin servers.  "The vulnerability was rooted in how our edge network processed requests destined for the ACME HTTP-01 challenge path (/.well-known/acme-challenge/*)," the web infrastructure

Why Secrets in JavaScript Bundles are Still Being Missed https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/why-secrets-in-javascript-bundles-are.html Leaked API keys are no longer unusual, nor are the breaches that follow. So why are sensitive tokens still being so easily exposed? To find out, Intruder’s research team looked at what traditional vulnerability scanners actually cover and built a new secrets detection method to address gaps in existing approaches.  Applying this at scale by scanning 5 million applications revealed over

Tudou Guarantee Marketplace Halts Telegram Transactions After Processing Over $12 Billion https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/tudou-guarantee-marketplace-halts.html A Telegram-based guarantee marketplace known for advertising a broad range of illicit services appears to be winding down its operations, according to new findings from Elliptic. The blockchain intelligence company said Tudou Guarantee has effectively ceased transactions through its public Telegram groups following a period of significant growth. The marketplace is estimated to have processed

Google Gemini Prompt Injection Flaw Exposed Private Calendar Data via Malicious Invites https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/google-gemini-prompt-injection-flaw.html Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a security flaw that leverages indirect prompt injection targeting Google Gemini as a way to bypass authorization guardrails and use Google Calendar as a data extraction mechanism. The vulnerability, Miggo Security's Head of Research, Liad Eliyahu, said, made it possible to circumvent Google Calendar's privacy controls by hiding a dormant

⚡ Weekly Recap: Fortinet Exploits, RedLine Clipjack, NTLM Crack, Copilot Attack & More https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/weekly-recap-fortinet-exploits-redline.html 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 automated systems quietly create more ways in, often faster than security teams can react. This week’s stories show how easily a small mistake or hidden service can turn into a real

DevOps & SaaS Downtime: The High (and Hidden) Costs for Cloud-First Businesses https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/high-costs-of-devops-saas-downtime.html 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 of us have learned (often the hard way) that public cloud service providers are not immune to attacks and SaaS downtime, hiding behind the Shared Responsibility

New StackWarp Hardware Flaw Breaks AMD SEV-SNP Protections on Zen 1–5 CPUs https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/new-stackwarp-hardware-flaw-breaks-amd.html 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 bad actors with privileged control over a host server to run malicious code within confidential virtual machines (CVMs), undermining the integrity guarantees provided by AMD

CrashFix Chrome Extension Delivers ModeloRAT Using ClickFix-Style Browser Crash Lures https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/crashfix-chrome-extension-delivers.html 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 deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed ModeloRAT. This new escalation of ClickFix has

Security Bug in StealC Malware Panel Let Researchers Spy on Threat Actor Operations https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/security-bug-in-stealc-malware-panel.html 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 actors using the malware in their operations. "By exploiting it, we were able to collect system fingerprints, monitor active sessions, and – in a twist that will