Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-01-31 07:00 PST
- Researcher reveals evidence of private Instagram profiles leaking photos
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-31 06:27 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A researcher has released detailed evidence showing some Instagram private accounts exposed photo links to unauthenticated visitors. The issue was later fixed, but Meta closed the report as not applicable and did not respond to multiple requests for comment. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researcher-reveals-evidence-of-private-instagram-profiles-leaking-photos/ - Iran-Linked RedKitten Cyber Campaign Targets Human Rights NGOs and Activists
The Hacker News • 2026-01-31 04:02 • thehackernews.com
A Farsi-speaking threat actor aligned with Iranian state interests is suspected to be behind a new campaign targeting non-governmental organizations and individuals involved in documenting recent human rights abuses.
The activity, observed by HarfangLab in January 2026, has been codenamed RedKitten. It’s said to coincide with the nationwide unrest in Iran that began towards the end of 2025,
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/iran-linked-redkitten-cyber-campaign.html - FBI takes notorious RAMP ransomware forum offline
Graham Cluley • 2026-01-31 01:43 • www.bitdefender.com
The FBI has seized control of RAMP, a notorious cybercrime online forum that bragged to be the only place that allowed ransomware, and boasted over 14,000 active users.Now some of those users’ details are likely to be in the hands of the police…
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender blog.
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/fbi-takes-notorious-ramp-ransomware-forum-offline
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
