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Breaking News – Cyber Threats – 2026-01-20 12:00 PST

Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)

Generated: 2026-01-20 12:00 PST

  • VoidLink cloud malware shows clear signs of being AI-generated
    BleepingComputer • 2026-01-20 11:35 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    The recently discovered cloud-focused VoidLink malware framework is believed to have been developed by a single person with the help of an artificial intelligence model. […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/voidlink-cloud-malware-shows-clear-signs-of-being-ai-generated/
  • EU plans cybersecurity overhaul to block foreign high-risk suppliers
    BleepingComputer • 2026-01-20 10:54 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    The European Commission has proposed new cybersecurity legislation mandating the removal of high-risk suppliers to secure telecommunications networks and strengthening defenses against state-backed and cybercrime groups targeting critical infrastructure. […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/eu-plans-cybersecurity-overhaul-to-block-foreign-high-risk-suppliers/
  • North Korea-Linked Hackers Target Developers via Malicious VS Code Projects
    The Hacker News • 2026-01-20 10:41 • thehackernews.com
    The North Korean threat actors associated with the long-running Contagious Interview campaign have been observed using malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) projects as lures to deliver a backdoor on compromised endpoints.
    The latest finding demonstrates continued evolution of the new tactic that was first discovered in December 2025, Jamf Threat Labs said.
    “This activity involved
    https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/north-korea-linked-hackers-target.html
  • Gemini AI assistant tricked into leaking Google Calendar data
    BleepingComputer • 2026-01-20 09:50 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    Using only natural language instructions, researchers were able to bypass Google Gemini’s defenses against malicious prompt injection and create misleading events to leak private Calendar data. […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gemini-ai-assistant-tricked-into-leaking-google-calendar-data/
  • Microsoft PowerToys adds new CursorWrap mouse 'teleport' tool
    BleepingComputer • 2026-01-20 08:33 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    Microsoft has released PowerToys 0.97, with a new mouse utility for multi-monitor setups and significant improvements to the Command Palette quick launcher. […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-powertoys-adds-new-cursorwrap-mouse-teleport-tool/
  • The AI Fix #84: A hungry ghost trapped in a jar gains access to the Pentagon’s network
    Graham Cluley • 2026-01-20 07:30 • grahamcluley.com
    In episode 84 of The AI Fix, Graham and Mark stare straight into the digital abyss and ask the most important question of our age: “Is AI just a hungry ghost trapped in a jar?”

    Also this week, we explore how a shadowy group of disgruntled insiders trying to destroy AI by poisoning its training data, how “vibe-coding” has stopped being a joke with even Linus Torvalds joining in, how Google’s AI health advice could have endangered lives, and why simply asking an AI the same question twice can turn it from clueless to near-omniscient.

    Oh, and AI has managed to crack some famously unsolved ma…
    https://grahamcluley.com/the-ai-fix-84/

  • Make Identity Threat Detection your security strategy for 2026
    BleepingComputer • 2026-01-20 07:01 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    Identity-based attacks are one of the primary paths attackers use to breach corporate networks. Tenfold shows how Identity Threat Detection helps spot suspicious account activity before real damage occurs. […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/make-identity-threat-detection-your-security-strategy-for-2026/

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

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