January 2026

**Microsoft Takes Down RedVDS Cybercrime Network for Fraud** https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/microsoft-legal-action-disrupts-redvds.html **Introduction** Imagine an underground network controlling thousands of compromised servers worldwide—quietly facilitating fraud, ransomware, and phishing attacks. That’s exactly what Microsoft, in collaboration with several partners, dismantled when it took legal action against the Russia-based RedVDS cybercrime infrastructure. According to Microsoft’s Read more…

**Researchers Nullify 550 Kimwolf Aisuru Botnet Servers** **Introduction** What would you do if you discovered a botnet infecting over two million devices, silently stealing data, launching attacks, and evading detection for years? That’s exactly the nightmare scenario security researchers faced when analyzing the operations of the Kimwolf Aisuru botnet—a massive Read more…

**AI Agents Emerging as New Privilege Escalation Threats** **Introduction** What happens when your AI-powered assistant doesn’t just take notes—but takes admin control of your systems? In 2026, that’s no longer hypothetical. Intelligent agents designed to automate enterprise workflows are increasingly being co-opted by attackers for a very different purpose: privilege Read more…

**Fortinet Patches Critical FortiSIEM Bug Allowing RCE** **Introduction** Imagine waking up to find that your organization’s security monitoring system—the very tool meant to help detect and respond to threats—has become the threat. That’s the scenario many CISOs and security leaders feared in early 2026 when Fortinet disclosed a critical vulnerability Read more…

**64 Percent of Third-Party Apps Access Sensitive Data Unjustly** **Introduction** What if two-thirds of the applications connected to your enterprise systems had access to sensitive data they don’t need — and you didn’t know it? According to new research featured in [The Hacker News](https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/new-research-64-of-3rd-party.html), 64% of third-party applications request or Read more…

**Critical Node.js Bug Lets Attackers Crash Servers via async_hooks** *What CISOs and Security Specialists Need to Know About This High-Severity Vulnerability* When you’re safeguarding enterprise infrastructure, unexpected threats from well-established tools hit hardest. That’s exactly the situation unfolding with the latest Node.js vulnerability—a critical flaw that attackers can exploit to Read more…

**PluggyApe Malware Exploits Signal, WhatsApp in Ukraine Attack** *What CISOs and Security Leaders Need to Know Now* In January 2026, cybersecurity researchers uncovered a new and sophisticated malware campaign targeting Ukraine, known as **PluggyApe**. What’s truly alarming about PluggyApe is how it repurposes trusted communication apps—**Signal and WhatsApp**—to act as Read more…

**Credit Card Theft in Ongoing Web Skimming Attack Uncovered** *What Every CISO and CEO Needs to Know Right Now* **Introduction** Imagine your customers confidently entering their payment information on your website—unaware that right behind the scenes, a silent thief is siphoning off their card details in real time. That’s exactly Read more…

**Securing Agentic AI MCPs Tool Access and API Sprawl** **Introduction** Agentic AI systems—AI that operates semi-autonomously to complete complex tasks—are rapidly becoming a core component of enterprise infrastructure. These systems are powered by modular computing platforms (MCPs), which rely heavily on APIs and third-party tools to execute workflows. But as Read more…

**VoidLink Malware Targets Linux Cloud and Container Systems** **Introduction** Imagine this: your cloud infrastructure is humming along, workloads are stable, and containers spin up seamlessly across your CI/CD pipeline. Then suddenly, performance starts to dip. Logs show strange network connections. By the time the investigation is underway, your environment has Read more…