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Breaking News – Cyber Threats – 2026-01-23 07:00 PST

Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)

Generated: 2026-01-23 07:00 PST

  • Microsoft: Outlook for iOS crashes, freezes due to coding error
    BleepingComputer • 2026-01-23 05:34 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    Microsoft confirmed today that Outlook mobile may crash or freeze when launched on iPad devices due to a coding error. […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-outlook-for-ios-crashes-freezes-due-to-coding-error/
  • Hackers get $1,047,000 for 76 zero-days at Pwn2Own Automotive 2026
    BleepingComputer • 2026-01-23 04:50 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    Pwn2Own Automotive 2026 has ended with security researchers earning $1,047,000 after exploiting 76 zero-day vulnerabilities between January 21 and January 23. […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-get-1-047-000-for-76-zero-days-at-pwn2own-automotive-2026/
  • Fortinet Confirms Active FortiCloud SSO Bypass on Fully Patched FortiGate Firewalls
    The Hacker News • 2026-01-23 04:30 • thehackernews.com
    Fortinet has officially confirmed that it’s working to completely plug a FortiCloud SSO authentication bypass vulnerability following reports of fresh exploitation activity on fully-patched firewalls.
    “In the last 24 hours, we have identified a number of cases where the exploit was to a device that had been fully upgraded to the latest release at the time of the attack, which suggested a new
    https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/fortinet-confirms-active-forticloud-sso.html
  • AIs are Getting Better at Finding and Exploiting Internet Vulnerabilities
    Schneier on Security • 2026-01-23 04:01 • www.schneier.com

    Really interesting blog post from Anthropic:

    In a recent evaluation of AI models’ cyber capabilities, current Claude models can now succeed at multistage attacks on networks with dozens of hosts using only standard, open-source tools, instead of the custom tools needed by previous generations. This illustrates how barriers to the use of AI in relatively autonomous cyber workflows are rapidly coming down, and highlights the importance of security fundamentals like promptly patching known vulnerabilities…
    https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/ais-are-getting-better-at-finding-and-exploiting-internet-vulnerabilities.html

  • TikTok Forms U.S. Joint Venture to Continue Operations Under 2025 Executive Order
    The Hacker News • 2026-01-23 03:30 • thehackernews.com
    TikTok on Friday officially announced that it formed a joint venture that will allow the hugely popular video-sharing application to continue operating in the U.S.
    The new venture, named TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump in September 2025, the platform said. The new deal will see TikTok’s Chinese
    https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/tiktok-forms-us-joint-venture-to.html
  • Phishing Attack Uses Stolen Credentials to Install LogMeIn RMM for Persistent Access
    The Hacker News • 2026-01-23 03:18 • thehackernews.com
    Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new dual-vector campaign that leverages stolen credentials to deploy legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software for persistent remote access to compromised hosts.
    “Instead of deploying custom viruses, attackers are bypassing security perimeters by weaponizing the necessary IT tools that administrators trust,” KnowBe4 Threat
    https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/phishing-attack-uses-stolen-credentials.html
  • Fortinet confirms critical FortiCloud auth bypass not fully patched
    BleepingComputer • 2026-01-23 02:39 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    Days after admins began reporting that their fully patched firewalls are being hacked, Fortinet confirmed it’s working to fully address a critical FortiCloud SSO authentication bypass vulnerability that should have already been patched since early December. […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortinet-confirms-critical-forticloud-auth-bypass-not-fully-patched/

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

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