Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-01-28 16:00 PST
- Initial access hackers switch to Tsundere Bot for ransomware attacks
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-28 15:29 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A prolific initial access broker tracked as TA584 has been observed using the Tsundere Bot alongside XWorm remote access trojan to gain network access that could lead to ransomware attacks. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/initial-access-hackers-switch-to-tsundere-bot-for-ransomware-attacks/ - Cyberattack on Polish energy grid impacted around 30 facilities
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-28 14:14 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The coordinated attack on Poland’s power grid in late December targeted multiple distributed energy resource (DER) sites across the country, including combined heat and power (CHP) facilities and wind and solar dispatch systems. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-on-polish-energy-grid-impacted-around-30-facilities/ - eScan confirms update server breached to push malicious update
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-28 13:00 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
MicroWorld Technologies, the maker of the eScan antivirus product, has confirmed that one of its update servers was breached and used to distribute an unauthorized update later analyzed as malicious to a small subset of customers earlier this month. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/escan-confirms-update-server-breached-to-push-malicious-update/ - Viral Moltbot AI assistant raises concerns over data security
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-28 12:26 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Security researchers are warning of insecure deployments in enterprise environments of the Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) AI assistant, which can lead to leaking API keys, OAuth tokens, conversation history, and credentials. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/viral-moltbot-ai-assistant-raises-concerns-over-data-security/ - Four arrested in crackdown on Discord-based SWATting and doxing
Graham Cluley • 2026-01-28 12:14 • www.bitdefender.com
How badly do you want to win an online argument? I certainly hope it’s not enough to put the life of the other person at risk.Police in Hungary and Romania have arrested four young men suspected of making hoax bomb threats and terrorising internet users through SWATting and doxing attacks.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/four-arrested-crackdown-discord-swatting-doxing
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
