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Apple, Google pulled into Grok controversy as campaigners demand app store takedown 2026-01-15 at 18:09 By Carly Page The chatbot’s challenges no longer just Elon Musk’s problem, as campaigners call on tech giants to step in The ongoing Grok fiasco has claimed two more unwilling participants, as campaigners demand Apple and Google boot X and […]

This Website Exposed ICE Data — Now, It’s Faced a Cyberattack 2026-01-15 at 18:08 By ICE experienced a breach of personally identifiable information. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Researchers Reveal Reprompt Attack Allowing Single-Click Data Exfiltration From Microsoft Copilot 2026-01-15 at 18:08 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new attack method dubbed Reprompt that could allow bad actors to exfiltrate sensitive data from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like Microsoft Copilot in a single click, while bypassing enterprise security controls entirely. “Only […]

Critical WordPress Modular DS Plugin Flaw Actively Exploited to Gain Admin Access 2026-01-15 at 18:08 By A maximum-severity security flaw in a WordPress plugin called Modular DS has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to Patchstack. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-23550 (CVSS score: 10.0), has been described as a case of unauthenticated privilege […]

A simple CodeBuild flaw put every AWS environment at risk – and pwned ‘the central nervous system of the cloud’ 2026-01-15 at 17:04 By Jessica Lyons And it’s ‘not unique to AWS,’ researcher tells The Reg A critical misconfiguration in AWS’s CodeBuild service allowed complete takeover of the cloud provider’s own GitHub repositories and put […]

ThreatsDay Bulletin: AI Voice Cloning Exploit, Wi-Fi Kill Switch, PLC Vulns, and 14 More Stories 2026-01-15 at 17:04 By The internet never stays quiet. Every week, new hacks, scams, and security problems show up somewhere. This week’s stories show how fast attackers change their tricks, how small mistakes turn into big risks, and how the […]

Budget smartphones will be hit hardest as memory prices rise 2026-01-15 at 16:46 By Dan Robinson When margins are this tight, mergers might follow The memory shortage is forecast to push smartphone prices higher in 2026, triggering a market decline and forcing budget phone makers to merge or disappear.… This article is an excerpt from […]

Teach an AI to write buggy code, and it starts fantasizing about enslaving humans 2026-01-15 at 16:26 By Lindsay Clark Research shows erroneous training in one domain affects performance in another, with concerning implications Large language models (LLMs) trained to misbehave in one domain exhibit errant behavior in unrelated areas, a discovery with significant implications […]

Windows App forgets how to log in with first security update of the year 2026-01-15 at 16:26 By Richard Speed January patch trips up Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 authentication Microsoft has kicked off 2026 with another faulty Windows update. This time, it is connection and authentication failures in Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows […]

Five Bitcoin narratives analysts are watching beyond price 2026-01-15 at 16:02 By Cointelegraph by Bradley Peak ETF flows, treasury stocks, mining fees, scaling trade-offs and regulation now explain Bitcoin’s market shifts better than price alone. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

UK mulls under‑16 social media ban amid rising online ID push 2026-01-15 at 16:02 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben The UK is weighing an Australia‑style ban on social media for under‑16s, as regulators ramp up enforcement of the Online Safety Act. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

US crypto market structure bill in limbo as industry pulls support 2026-01-15 at 16:02 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood The crypto market structure bill in the US Senate has been delayed amid disagreements among lawmakers and influential cryptocurrency companies. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

US regulator tells GM to hit the brakes on customer tracking 2026-01-15 at 15:32 By Carly Page Smart Driver pitched as safety app, but feds claim it’s a data-harvesting scheme that jacked up premiums The Federal Trade Commission has banned General Motors and subsidiary OnStar from sharing drivers’ precise location and behavior data with consumer […]

Woman bailed as cops probe doctor’s surgery data breach 2026-01-15 at 15:27 By Connor Jones Suspect assisting West Midlands Police over alleged theft at Walsall GP practice The UK’s West Midlands Police has released a woman on bail as part of an investigation into a data breach at a Walsall general practitioner’s (GP) surgery.… This […]

Model Security Is the Wrong Frame – The Real Risk Is Workflow Security 2026-01-15 at 15:27 By As AI copilots and assistants become embedded in daily work, security teams are still focused on protecting the models themselves. But recent incidents suggest the bigger risk lies elsewhere: in the workflows that surround those models. Two Chrome […]