Breaking News – Cyber Threats – 2026-01-09 02:00 PST

Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)

Generated: 2026-01-09 02:00 PST

• Malicious Process Environment Block Manipulation, (Fri, Jan 9th)
  SANS ISC Diary (full) • 2026-01-09 00:11 • isc.sans.edu

  Reverse engineers must have a good understanding of the environment where malware are executed (read: the operating system). In a previous diary, I talked about malicious code that could be executed when loading a DLL[1]. Today, I&#x27ll show you how a malware can hide suspicious information related to created processes.

  
  https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32614

• FBI Warns North Korean Hackers Using Malicious QR Codes in Spear-Phishing
  The Hacker News • 2026-01-08 21:46 • thehackernews.com
  The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday released an advisory warning of North Korean state-sponsored threat actors leveraging malicious QR codes in spear-phishing campaigns targeting entities in the country.
  “As of 2025, Kimsuky actors have targeted think tanks, academic institutions, and both U.S. and foreign government entities with embedded malicious Quick Response (QR)
  https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/fbi-warns-north-korean-hackers-using.html

Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.