A practical guide to GRC frameworks, standards, and regulations, explaining how NIST, ISO, CIS, and laws work together in cybersecurity. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: GRC Study Notes Part 2: Frameworks, Standards, and Regulations
Everest Ransomware Claims 90GB Data Theft Involving Legacy Polycom Systems
Everest ransomware claims a breach involving legacy Polycom systems later acquired by HP Inc., alleging the theft of 90GB of internal data. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More Read the original…
APT28 exploits Microsoft Office flaw in Operation Neusploit
Russia-linked APT28 is behind Operation Neusploit, exploiting a newly disclosed Microsoft Office vulnerability in targeted attacks. Russia-linked group APT28 (aka UAC-0001, aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit, BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM) is behind Operation Neusploit, a campaign that exploits a newly disclosed Microsoft Office vulnerability.…
Microsoft is Giving the FBI BitLocker Keys
Microsoft gives the FBI the ability to decrypt BitLocker in response to court orders: about twenty times per year. It’s possible for users to store those keys on a device they own, but Microsoft also recommends BitLocker users store their…
Hackers Leak 5.1 Million Panera Bread Records
ShinyHunters has claimed the theft of 14 million records from the US bakery-cafe chain’s systems. The post Hackers Leak 5.1 Million Panera Bread Records appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Hackers…
Sandisk brings SPRandom to open source for large SSD testing
Enterprise storage environments already run long qualification cycles as solid-state drive capacities rise and validation teams try to mirror production workloads. Preconditioning steps now consume days of lab time for a single device, especially in data centers supporting AI training,…
When Cloud Outages Ripple Across the Internet
Recent major cloud service outages have been hard to miss. High-profile incidents affecting providers such as AWS, Azure, and Cloudflare have disrupted large parts of the internet, taking down websites and services that many other systems depend on. The resulting…
Apple’s new iOS setting addresses a hidden layer of location tracking
Apple has introduced Limit Precise Location, a new setting that reduces how precisely cellular networks can locate your device, though support is currently limited. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Apple’s new iOS setting addresses…
AT&T breach data resurfaces with new risks for customers
As leaked datasets are merged and enriched, they become more useful to criminals. That makes recycled breach data a bigger risk for customers. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: AT&T breach data resurfaces with new…
Everest Ransomware Claims 90GB Data Theft From HP Inc’s Polycom Systems
Everest ransomware claims a breach involving legacy Polycom systems now under HP Inc, alleging 90GB of internal data, with no confirmation from HP so far. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More…
How Data Brokers Can Fuel Violence Against Public Servants
A new report from the Public Service Alliance finds state privacy laws offer public servants few ways to protect their private data, even as threats against them are on the rise. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read…
16-31 January 2026 Cyber Attacks Timeline
Last Updated on February 3, 2026 Connect on Linkedin Follow me on X Follow me on Bluesky Connect on Mastodon EVENTS EVENTS/DAY 0 EVENTS 0 EVENTS/DAY 0 Motivations January H2 2026 No Data Found Attack Techniques January H2 2025 No…
Russia’s APT28 Rapidly Weaponizes Newly Patched Office Vulnerability
The attacks targeting Europe were analyzed by Ukraine’s CERT-UA and the cybersecurity company Zscaler. The post Russia’s APT28 Rapidly Weaponizes Newly Patched Office Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Russia’s…
95% of AI Projects Are Unproductive and Not Breach Ready
Like me, this news probably shocked almost all AI enthusiasts. The GenAI gold rush has apparently turned into a reckoning. And the fallout may be the next cyberattack. A recent MIT report reveals an unexpected twist in the AI market,…
OpenAI releases Codex macOS app for agent-based software development
OpenAI has launched the new Codex app for macOS, a dedicated workspace for managing multiple AI coding agents in parallel. The app is designed to help developers reduce repetitive work and focus on higher-level engineering tasks. Codex can write features,…
Snowflake makes enterprise data AI-ready with native Postgres in its AI Data Cloud
Snowflake announced advancements that make data AI-ready by design, enabling enterprises to rely on data that is continuously available, usable, and governed as AI transitions from experimentation into real-world production systems. With new enhancements to Snowflake Postgres, the database now…
Firefox to let users manage and block AI features
Mozilla will add a set of controls in Firefox that let users manage and block GenAI features in the desktop browser. The controls will be included in Firefox version 148 on February 24, 2026. “We believe choice is more important…
A fake cloud storage alert that ends at Freecash
We followed a fake cloud storage payment alert through deceptive affiliate redirects, ending at a familiar destination: Freecash. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: A fake cloud storage alert that ends at Freecash
Kasada Raises $20 Million for Anti-Bot Expansion
The company will invest in market expansion and accelerating product capabilities. The post Kasada Raises $20 Million for Anti-Bot Expansion appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Kasada Raises $20 Million for…
New Password-Stealing Phishing Campaign Targets Corporate Dropbox Credentials
Multi-stage attack begins with fake message relating to business requests and evades detection with link hidden in a PDF This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: New Password-Stealing Phishing Campaign Targets Corporate Dropbox Credentials
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-02-03 12h : 5 posts
5 posts were published in the last hour 10:34 : Notepad++ infrastructure hack likely tied to China-nexus APT Lotus Blossom 10:34 : APT28 Hackers Exploiting Microsoft Office 0-Day in the Wild to Deploy Malware 10:34 : Apache Syncope Vulnerability Let…
Notepad++ infrastructure hack likely tied to China-nexus APT Lotus Blossom
Rapid7 researchers say the Notepad++ hosting breach is likely linked to the China-nexus Lotus Blossom APT group. Recently, the Notepad++ maintainer revealed that nation-state hackers compromised the hosting provider’s infrastructure, redirecting update traffic to malicious servers. The attack did not…
APT28 Hackers Exploiting Microsoft Office 0-Day in the Wild to Deploy Malware
APT28, the Russia-linked advanced persistent threat group, has launched a sophisticated campaign targeting Central and Eastern Europe using a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The threat actors leveraged specially crafted Microsoft Rich Text Format (RTF) files to exploit the vulnerability…
Apache Syncope Vulnerability Let Attackers Hijack User Sessions
A critical XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability has been disclosed in the Syncope identity management console. The flaw could allow administrators to expose sensitive user data and compromise session security inadvertently. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-23795, affects multiple versions of…