Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-01-16 12:00 PST
- Black Basta boss makes it onto Interpol's 'Red Notice' list
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-16 11:00 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The identity of the Black Basta ransomware gang leader has been confirmed by law enforcement in Ukraine and Germany, and the individual has been added to the wanted list of Europol and Interpol. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/black-basta-boss-makes-it-onto-interpols-red-notice-list/ - GootLoader Malware Uses 500–1,000 Concatenated ZIP Archives to Evade Detection
The Hacker News • 2026-01-16 09:59 • thehackernews.com
The JavaScript (aka JScript) malware loader called GootLoader has been observed using a malformed ZIP archive that’s designed to sidestep detection efforts by concatenating anywhere from 500 to 1,000 archives.
“The actor creates a malformed archive as an anti-analysis technique,” Expel security researcher Aaron Walton said in a report shared with The Hacker News. “That is, many unarchiving tools
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/gootloader-malware-uses-5001000.html - China-linked hackers exploited Sitecore zero-day for initial access
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-16 09:10 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
An advanced threat actor tracked as UAT-8837 and believed to be linked to China has been focusing on critical infrastructure systems in North America, gaining access by exploiting both known and zero-day vulnerabilities. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/china-linked-hackers-exploited-sitecore-zero-day-for-initial-access/ - Verizon starts issuing $20 credits after nationwide outage
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-16 08:19 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Verizon has begun sending text messages with instructions on how to redeem a $20 account credit for last week’s nationwide wireless outage. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/mobile/verizon-starts-issuing-20-credits-after-nationwide-outage/ - AI and the Corporate Capture of Knowledge
Schneier on Security • 2026-01-16 06:44 • www.schneier.comMore than a decade after Aaron Swartz’s death, the United States is still living inside the contradiction that destroyed him.
Swartz believed that knowledge, especially publicly funded knowledge, should be freely accessible. Acting on that, he downloaded thousands of academic articles from the JSTOR archive with the intention of making them publicly available. For this, the federal government charged him with a felony and threatened de…
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/ai-and-the-corporate-capture-of-knowledge.html - Five Malicious Chrome Extensions Impersonate Workday and NetSuite to Hijack Accounts
The Hacker News • 2026-01-16 06:09 • thehackernews.com
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered five new malicious Google Chrome web browser extensions that masquerade as human resources (HR) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms like Workday, NetSuite, and SuccessFactors to take control of victim accounts.
“The extensions work in concert to steal authentication tokens, block incident response capabilities, and enable complete account
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/five-malicious-chrome-extensions.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
