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Password Reuse in Disguise: An Often-Missed Risky Workaround 2026-01-28 at 12:49 By When security teams discuss credential-related risk, the focus typically falls on threats such as phishing, malware, or ransomware. These attack methods continue to evolve and rightly command attention. However, one of the most persistent and underestimated risks to organizational security remains far more […]

Fake Python Spellchecker Packages on PyPI Delivered Hidden Remote Access Trojan 2026-01-28 at 12:49 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerade as spellcheckers but contain functionality to deliver a remote access trojan (RAT). The packages, named spellcheckerpy and spellcheckpy, are no longer available for download, […]

Google Warns of Active Exploitation of WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-8088 2026-01-28 at 12:49 By Google on Tuesday revealed that multiple threat actors, including nation-state adversaries and financially motivated groups, are exploiting a now-patched critical security flaw in RARLAB WinRAR to establish initial access and deploy a diverse array of payloads. “Discovered and patched in July 2025, […]

Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service takes an unscheduled day off in Sweden 2026-01-28 at 12:33 By Richard Speed Cascading backend failures kept users locked out until home time Microsoft Azure, or at least the part of it that handles the OpenAI service in the Sweden Central region, was down and out for the count yesterday, leaving […]

UK tax collector plans £2B tech binge as legacy systems refuse to die 2026-01-28 at 12:28 By Lindsay Clark AWS and Capgemini loom large in HMRC’s procurement pipeline The UK’s tax collector is budgeting to spend more than £2 billion on new tech deals in the next couple of years, including a contract set for […]

OKX launches EU stablecoin payment card via regulated issuer Monavate 2026-01-28 at 12:06 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz OKX says the card supports USDC and USDG spending, is issued via Monavate on Mastercard’s network and is available to verified EU users. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Suspected US seizure theft wallet launches memecoin, crashes 97% 2026-01-28 at 12:06 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai A wallet linked to an alleged theft from a US government crypto seizure launched a Solana memecoin on Pump.fun that later crashed 97%, sparking tokenomics warnings. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitget hires ex-Bitpanda legal chief Oliver Stauber to build Vienna MiCA hub 2026-01-28 at 12:06 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Bitget EU said it expects MiCA approval in Austria by mid-2026, with a broker-led model and strict asset standards for European users. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

ATM flashes a port or two for the enterprising hacker 2026-01-28 at 12:06 By Richard Speed Connection secured. Not so sure about the installation Bork!Bork!Bork!  Behold an ATM crying out for a man-in-the-middle attack. An obsolete Microsoft operating system cannot be blamed here. This is all about the hardware.… This article is an excerpt from […]

Britain’s Ministry of Defence signs on the dotted line with Palantir 2026-01-28 at 12:06 By SA Mathieson ‘Follow-on’ agreement lasts 3 years as US techies protest vendor’s ICE contract Stateside The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has directly awarded a £240.6 million contract to US technology company Palantir to continue to licence and support its […]

PureRAT: Attacker Now Using AI to Build Toolset 2026-01-28 at 10:17 By Threat Hunter Team Vietnam-based cybercrime actor appears to now be using AI to write scripts used in phishing campaigns This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

Crypto launderers are turning away from centralized exchanges: Chainalysis 2026-01-28 at 09:11 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Chainalysis says the on-chain money laundering ecosystem processed $82 billion in funds in 2025, with Chinese-language networks now dominating. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Strong Privacy Requires Strong Security — and GenAI Raises the Stakes 2026-01-28 at 09:10 By Privacy and security are not competing disciplines; they are inseparable components of the same responsibility. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

UK bans Coinbase ads that ‘trivialized’ crypto risks: Report 2026-01-28 at 08:15 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Coinbase’s musical ad depicting a run-down UK, which was already blacklisted from TV, has reportedly seen a wider ban by the country’s ad watchdog for being “irresponsible.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

A Fed move to backstop Japan bonds could boost Bitcoin: Arthur Hayes 2026-01-28 at 08:15 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes says the yen is weakening while Japanese government bond yields are rising, which could lead to Japanese investors selling US Treasuries. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original […]

Coinbase moves closer toward rolling out ‘custom stablecoins’ 2026-01-28 at 07:28 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Coinbase has been working with Solflare, R2, and Flipcash to bring custom stablecoins to market, with the latest testing focused on Flipcash’s USDF. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

CISO Salaries Continue to Rise Despite Economic Uncertainty 2026-01-28 at 07:28 By CISO salaries rise despite economic concerns. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

77% of Financial Service Organizations Accrued Security Debt in 2025 2026-01-28 at 07:28 By Financial service organizations accrue security debt. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Fortinet Patches CVE-2026-24858 After Active FortiOS SSO Exploitation Detected 2026-01-28 at 07:28 By Fortinet has begun releasing security updates to address a critical flaw impacting FortiOS that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-24858 (CVSS score: 9.4), has been described as an authentication bypass related to FortiOS […]

Adults turn to viral AI vegetables on social media for kitchen life-hacks and advice 2026-01-28 at 06:50 By News.com.au Talking fruits and vegetables have become a viral sensations as embarrassed adults turn to cartoon characters for advice they’re too shy to ask real people. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New […]