ICYMI: 2026-01-09
Latest Headlines
China-Linked Hackers Exploit VMware ESXi Zero-Days to Escape Virtual Machines
Russian APT28 Runs Credential-Stealing Campaign Targeting Energy and Policy Organizations
Cybersecurity Predictions 2026: The Hype We Can Ignore (And the Risks We Can’t)
Trend Micro Apex Central RCE Flaw Scores 9.8 CVSS in On-Prem Windows Versions
CISA Retires 10 Emergency Cybersecurity Directives Issued Between 2019 and 2024
FBI Warns North Korean Hackers Using Malicious QR Codes in Spear-Phishing
X Didn’t Fix Grok’s ‘Undressing’ Problem. It Just Makes People Pay for It
ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, per Testimony
In Other News: 8,000 Ransomware Attacks, China Hacked US Gov Emails, IDHS Breach Impacts 700k
FBI: North Korean Spear-Phishing Attacks Use Malicious QR Codes
Trend Micro Patches Critical Code Execution Flaw in Apex Central
CISA Closes 10 Emergency Directives as Vulnerability Catalog Takes Over
Exploit for VMware Zero-Day Flaws Likely Built a Year Before Public Disclosure
xRAT Malware Attacking Windows Users Disguised as Adult Game
Fog Ransomware Attacking US Organizations Leveraging Compromised VPN Credentials
Threat Actors Attacking Systems with 240+ Exploits Before Ransomware Deployment
Fake Fortinet Sites Steal VPN Credentials in Sophisticated Phishing Attack
MuddyWater APT Weaponizing Word Documents to Deliver ‘RustyWater’ Toolkit Evading AV and EDR Tools
Beware of Fake WinRAR Website That Delivers Malware with WinRAR Installer
CISA Retires Ten Emergency Directives Following Milestone Achievement
Microsoft’s New Teams New Admin Role to Manage External Collaboration Settings
FBI Warns of Kimsuky Actors Leverage Malicious QR Codes to Target U.S. Organizations
ChatGPT tests a new feature to find jobs, improve your resume, and more
Hackers target misconfigured proxies to access paid LLM services
Illinois Department of Human Services data breach affects 700K people
Email security needs more seatbelts: Why click rate is the wrong metric
Illinois man charged with hacking Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos
Trend Micro warns of critical Apex Central RCE vulnerability
– MTZ