Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-01-20 16:00 PST
- OpenAI rolls out age prediction model on ChatGPT to detect your age
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-20 14:57 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
OpenAI is rolling out an age prediction model on ChatGPT to detect your age and apply possible safety-related restrictions to prevent misuse by teens. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-rolls-out-age-prediction-model-on-chatgpt-to-detect-your-age/ - ACF plugin bug gives hackers admin on 50,000 WordPress sites
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-20 14:12 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A critical-severity vulnerability in the Advanced Custom Fields: Extended (ACF Extended) plugin for WordPress can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers to obtain administrative permissions. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/acf-plugin-bug-gives-hackers-admin-on-50-000-wordpress-sites/ - 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
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
