Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-01-08 16:00 PST
- Gmail's new AI Inbox uses Gemini, but Google says it won’t train AI on user emails
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-08 15:46 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Google says it’s rolling out a new feature called ‘AI Inbox,’ which summarizes all your emails, but the company promises it won’t train its models on your emails. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/gmails-new-ai-inbox-uses-gemini-but-google-says-it-wont-train-ai-on-user-emails/ - New China-linked hackers breach telcos using edge device exploits
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-08 15:39 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A sophisticated threat actor that uses Linux-based malware to target telecommunications providers has recently broadened its operations to include organizations in Southeastern Europe. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-china-linked-hackers-breach-telcos-using-edge-device-exploits/ - Who Benefited from the Aisuru and Kimwolf Botnets?
KrebsOnSecurity • 2026-01-08 15:23 • krebsonsecurity.com
Our first story of 2026 revealed how a destructive new botnet called Kimwolf rapidly grew to infect more than two million devices by mass-compromising a vast number of unofficial Android TV streaming boxes. Today, we’ll dig through digital clues left behind by the hackers, network operators, and cybercrime services that appear to have benefitted from Kimwolf’s spread.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/who-benefited-from-the-aisuru-and-kimwolf-botnets/ - FBI warns about Kimsuky hackers using QR codes to phish U.S. orgs
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-08 14:57 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The North Korean state-sponsored hacker group Kimsuki is using malicious QR codes in spearphishing campaigns that target U.S. organizations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warns in a flash alert. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-about-kimsuky-hackers-using-qr-codes-to-phish-us-orgs/ - xAI teases major Grok upgrade, hints at Grok Code CLI
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-08 14:43 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Elon Musk-backed xAI has been missing in action for a while now, but today, Musk teased a major upgrade for Grok alongside new products. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/xai-teases-major-grok-upgrade-hints-at-grok-code-cli/ - VMware ESXi zero-days likely exploited a year before disclosure
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-08 13:27 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Chinese-speaking threat actors used a compromised SonicWall VPN appliance to deliver a VMware ESXi exploit toolkit that seems to have been developed more than a year before the targeted vulnerabilities became publicly known. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vmware-esxi-zero-days-likely-exploited-a-year-before-disclosure/ - Cisco switches hit by reboot loops due to DNS client bug
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-08 12:40 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Multiple Cisco switch models are suddenly experiencing reboot loops after logging fatal DNS client errors, according to reports seen by BleepingComputer. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-switches-hit-by-reboot-loops-due-to-dns-client-bug/
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
