Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-01-19 07:00 PST
- Jordanian pleads guilty to selling access to 50 corporate networks
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-19 06:38 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A Jordanian man has pleaded guilty to operating as an “access broker” who sold access to the computer networks of at least 50 companies. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/jordanian-pleads-guilty-to-selling-access-to-50-corporate-networks/ - Ingram Micro says ransomware attack affected 42,000 people
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-19 05:33 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Information technology giant Ingram Micro has revealed that a ransomware attack on its systems in July 2025 led to a data breach affecting over 42,000 individuals. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ingram-micro-says-ransomware-attack-affected-42-000-people/ - ⚡ Weekly Recap: Fortinet Exploits, RedLine Clipjack, NTLM Crack, Copilot Attack & More
The Hacker News • 2026-01-19 05:17 • thehackernews.com
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/weekly-recap-fortinet-exploits-redline.html - AI-Powered Surveillance in Schools
Schneier on Security • 2026-01-19 04:02 • www.schneier.comIt all sounds pretty dystopian:
Inside a white stucco building in Southern California, video cameras compare faces of passersby against a facial recognition database. Behavioral analysis AI reviews the footage for signs of violent behavior. Behind a bathroom door, a smoke detector-shaped device captures audio, listening for sounds of distress. Outside, drones stand ready to be deployed and provide intel from above, and license pla…
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/ai-powered-surveillance-in-schools.html - DevOps & SaaS Downtime: The High (and Hidden) Costs for Cloud-First Businesses
The Hacker News • 2026-01-19 03:55 • thehackernews.com
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/high-costs-of-devops-saas-downtime.html - New StackWarp Hardware Flaw Breaks AMD SEV-SNP Protections on Zen 1–5 CPUs
The Hacker News • 2026-01-19 03:31 • thehackernews.com
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/new-stackwarp-hardware-flaw-breaks-amd.html - CrashFix Chrome Extension Delivers ModeloRAT Using ClickFix-Style Browser Crash Lures
The Hacker News • 2026-01-19 01:09 • thehackernews.com
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/crashfix-chrome-extension-delivers.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
