Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-01-27 02:00 PST
- Weekly Update 488
Troy Hunt • 2026-01-27 01:50 • www.troyhunt.comIt's the discussion about the reaction of some people in the UK regarding their impending social media ban for under 16s that bugged me most. Most noteably was the hand-waving around "the gov is just trying to siphon up all our IDs" and "this means
- HoneyMyte updates CoolClient and deploys multiple stealers in recent campaigns
Securelist • 2026-01-27 00:00 • securelist.com
Kaspersky researchers analyze updated CoolClient backdoor and new tools and scripts used in HoneyMyte (aka Mustang Panda or Bronze President) APT campaigns, including three variants of a browser data stealer.
https://securelist.com/honeymyte-updates-coolclient-uses-browser-stealers-and-scripts/118664/ - Microsoft Office Zero-Day (CVE-2026-21509) – Emergency Patch Issued for Active Exploitation
The Hacker News • 2026-01-26 23:19 • thehackernews.com
Microsoft on Monday issued out-of-band security patches for a high-severity Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21509, carries a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10.0. It has been described as a security feature bypass in Microsoft Office.
“Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-for.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
