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"The Upside Down is real: What Stranger Things teaches us about modern cybersecurity."
Views expressed in this cybersecurity, cyber crime update are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 22 January 2026, 2223 UTC.
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Today
by Nadir Izrael / 5h
To all those who are fighting the good fight in the world of cyber, keep collaborating to ensure our world never succumbs to the chaos of the Upside Down. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Eduard Kovacs / 7h
A team of researchers from the Graz University of Technology in Austria has revived page Linux page cache attacks. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by SecurityWeek News / 7h
See how modern AI-driven detection can block sophisticated attacks that traditional tools miss The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
The startup’s AI-native platform unifies exposure analysis, threat intelligence, investigation, and response. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Ionut Arghire / 10h
Hackers bypass the FortiCloud SSO login authentication to create new accounts and change device configurations. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Eduard Kovacs / 10h
Claroty has raised a total of roughly $900 million and its valuation has reportedly reached $3 billion. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
The startup will use the new funding to accelerate product development and deepen remediation capabilities. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Yesterday
by Ionut Arghire / 12h
Fixes were rolled out for over two dozen vulnerabilities, including critical- and high-severity bugs. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Cisco has released patches for CVE-2026-20045, a critical vulnerability that can be exploited for unauthenticated remote code execution. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Eduard Kovacs / 1d
CyberNut emerged from stealth in May 2024 with $800k in pre-seed funding for its cybersecurity platform. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Ionut Arghire / 1d
The startup’s platform leverages AI to automate forensic investigations, accelerating incident response. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Kevin Townsend / 1d
aiFWall is a firewall protection for AI deployments built to use AI to improve its own performance. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Threat actors may have wanted to take advantage of the holiday weekend in the United States to increase their chances of success. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
The hackers trick victims into accessing GitHub or GitLab repositories that are opened using Visual Studio Code. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Torsten George / 1d
By integrating identity threat detection with MFA, organizations can protect sensitive data, maintain operational continuity, and reduce risk exposure. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Eduard Kovacs / 1d
The Embedded Systems Threat Matrix (ESTM) aims to help organizations protect critical embedded systems. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Kevin Townsend / 1d
API cybersecurity will be a ping pong ball, battered between the rackets of AI-assisted attackers and AI-assisted defenders. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Impacting Anthropic’s official MCP server, the vulnerabilities can be exploited through prompt injections. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Ionut Arghire / 1d
Oracle’s January 2026 CPU resolves roughly 230 unique vulnerabilities across more than 30 products. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Jan 20, 2026
by Eduard Kovacs / 1d
The most common stolen passwords in 2025 were 123456, admin, and password, according to a Specops study. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Under the new rules, measures for 5G cybersecurity would become mandatory. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Ionut Arghire / 2d
The two bugs, an arbitrary file read and an SSRF bug, can be exploited without user interaction to leak credentials, databases, and other data. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Providing cyberespionage and remote code execution capabilities, the malware is executed via DLL sideloading. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
A simple payload allowed attackers to create a new event leaking summaries of the victim’s private meetings. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Jan 19, 2026
by Eduard Kovacs / 3d
The researcher who discovered the vulnerability saw more than 2,500 internet-exposed devices. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Ionut Arghire / 3d
Operating as an access broker, the defendant sold unauthorized access to compromised networks to an undercover agent. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Ionut Arghire / 3d
The information stealer abuses legitimate APIs and libraries to exfiltrate data to Discord webhooks. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Kevin Townsend / 3d
Information sharing is necessary for efficient cybersecurity, and is widespread; but never quite perfect in practice. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
US officials told The New York Times that cyberattacks were used to turn off the lights in Caracas and disrupt air defense radars. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Posing as an ad blocker, the malicious extension crashes the browser to lure victims into installing malware. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
The compromised personal information includes names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and employment-related data. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Jan 17, 2026
Nicholas Moore pleaded guilty to repeatedly hacking the U.S. Supreme Court’s filing system and illegally accessing computer systems belonging to AmeriCorps and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Jan 16, 2026
by SecurityWeek News / 6d
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: BodySnatcher agentic AI hijacking, Telegram IP exposure, shipping systems hacked by researcher. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
The company will use the investment to accelerate the adoption of its solution among financial institutions and digital businesses. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
The startup is building the necessary infrastructure and tools to help organizations transition to post-quantum computing. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Ionut Arghire / 6d
The incident impacted the personal information of CIRO member firms and their registered employees. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Kevin Townsend / 6d
We've known that social engineering would get AI wings. Now, at the beginning of 2026, we are learning just how high those wings can soar. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
by Ionut Arghire / 6d
The critical issue impacts Bluetooth audio accessories with improper Google Fast Pair implementations. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
China has more than 5,000 cybersecurity companies and all the top 20 firms are working with the government. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .
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