A widespread kernel driver ransomware attack is actively being used by threat actors to shut down security defenses before ransomware is deployed. What makes this campaign especially dangerous isn’t flashy malware or zero-day exploits it’s the quiet misuse of trust.…
Author: V Diwahar
The North Korea VS Code malware attack is drawing urgent attention from security teams this week after researchers confirmed that developers are being targeted through fake job interview assignments. According to published reports, North Korean state-linked actors are distributing malicious…
The LinkedIn RAT malware campaign uncovered in January 2026 is a clear sign that phishing has outgrown email. Cybersecurity researchers revealed that attackers are now using LinkedIn private messages to distribute malware through DLL sideloading, quietly targeting professionals who rely…
This cybersecurity weekly report for 11–17 January 2026 documents a week defined by scale, speed, and systemic exposure. Across industries, attackers demonstrated that exploiting trust relationships—APIs, third-party vendors, and automation platforms—remains more effective than breaching hardened perimeters. High-impact data exposures…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday January 2026 is a big one. This month’s update fixes 112 security vulnerabilities across Windows, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and several core Windows components. More importantly, it includes three zero-day vulnerabilities, along with multiple critical remote code execution…
A newly disclosed n8n supply chain attack has revealed how threat actors abused community-maintained npm packages to steal sensitive OAuth credentials from developers and organizations, according to a report published this week by Endor Labs. The attackers uploaded malicious packages…