Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-02-03 07:00 PST
- UK privacy watchdog probes Grok over AI-generated sexual images
BleepingComputer • 2026-02-03 06:25 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The United Kingdom’s data protection authority launched a formal investigation into X and its Irish subsidiary over reports that the Grok AI assistant was used to generate nonconsensual sexual images. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-privacy-watchdog-probes-grok-over-ai-generated-sexual-images/ - [Webinar] The Smarter SOC Blueprint: Learn What to Build, Buy, and Automate
The Hacker News • 2026-02-03 06:14 • thehackernews.com
Most security teams today are buried under tools. Too many dashboards. Too much noise. Not enough real progress.
Every vendor promises “complete coverage” or “AI-powered automation,” but inside most SOCs, teams are still overwhelmed, stretched thin, and unsure which tools are truly pulling their weight. The result? Bloated stacks, missed signals, and mounting pressure to do more with less.
This
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/webinar-smarter-soc-blueprint-learn.html - Hackers exploit critical React Native Metro bug to breach dev systems
BleepingComputer • 2026-02-03 06:00 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Hackers are targeting developers by exploiting the critical vulnerability CVE-2025-11953 in the Metro server for React Native to deliver malicious payloads for Windows and Linux. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-critical-react-native-metro-bug-to-breach-dev-systems/ - Hackers Exploit Metro4Shell RCE Flaw in React Native CLI npm Package
The Hacker News • 2026-02-03 06:00 • thehackernews.com
Threat actors have been observed exploiting a critical security flaw impacting the Metro Development Server in the popular “@react-native-community/cli” npm package.
Cybersecurity company VulnCheck said it first observed exploitation of CVE-2025-11953 (aka Metro4Shell) on December 21, 2025. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the vulnerability allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/hackers-exploit-metro4shell-rce-flaw-in.html - French prosecutors raid X offices, summon Musk over Grok deepfakes
BleepingComputer • 2026-02-03 04:43 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
French prosecutors have raided X’s offices in Paris on Tuesday as part of a criminal investigation into the platform’s Grok AI tool, widely used to generate sexually explicit images. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/french-prosecutors-raid-x-offices-over-grok-sexual-deepfakes/ - Detecting and Monitoring OpenClaw (clawdbot, moltbot), (Tue, Feb 3rd)
SANS ISC Diary (full) • 2026-02-03 04:41 • isc.sans.eduLast week, a new AI agent framework was introduced to automate “live”. It targets office work in particular, focusing on messaging and interacting with systems. The tool has gone viral not so much because of its features, which are similar to those of other agent frameworks, but because of a stream of security oversights in its design.
- Microsoft is Giving the FBI BitLocker Keys
Schneier on Security • 2026-02-03 04:05 • www.schneier.comMicrosoft gives the FBI the ability to decrypt BitLocker in response to court orders: about twenty times per year.
It’s possible for users to store those keys on a device they own, but Microsoft also recommends BitLocker users store their keys on its servers for convenience. While that means someone can access their data if they forget their password, or if repeated failed attempts to login lock the device, it also makes them vulnerable…
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/microsoft-is-giving-the-fbi-bitlocker-keys.html - When Cloud Outages Ripple Across the Internet
The Hacker News • 2026-02-03 03:00 • thehackernews.com
Recent major cloud service outages have been hard to miss. High-profile incidents affecting providers such as AWS, Azure, and Cloudflare have disrupted large parts of the internet, taking down websites and services that many other systems depend on. The resulting ripple effects have halted applications and workflows that many organizations rely on every day.
For consumers, these outages are
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/when-cloud-outages-ripple-across.html - APT28 Uses Microsoft Office CVE-2026-21509 in Espionage-Focused Malware Attacks
The Hacker News • 2026-02-03 01:12 • thehackernews.com
The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28 (aka UAC-0001) has been attributed to attacks exploiting a newly disclosed security flaw in Microsoft Office as part of a campaign codenamed Operation Neusploit.
Zscaler ThreatLabz said it observed the hacking group weaponizing the shortcoming on January 29, 2026, in attacks targeting users in Ukraine, Slovakia, and Romania, three
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/apt28-uses-microsoft-office-cve-2026.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
