A former Google engineer accused of stealing thousands of the company’s confidential documents to build a startup in China has been convicted in the U.S., the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Thursday. Linwei Ding (aka Leon Ding), 38, was convicted…
Wireshark 4.6.3 Released With Vulnerabilities Dissector and Parser Crash
The Wireshark Foundation has officially released Wireshark 4.6.3, the latest update to the world’s most popular network protocol analyzer. This release is critical for network administrators, security analysts, and developers, as it addresses multiple security vulnerabilities that could lead to…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-01-30 09h : 3 posts
3 posts were published in the last hour 8:5 : 3,280,081 Fortinet Devices Online With Exposed Web Properties Under Risk 8:4 : Hackers Weaponized Open VSX Extension with Sophisticated Malware After Reaching 5066 Downloads 7:13 : Why life changes increase…
3,280,081 Fortinet Devices Online With Exposed Web Properties Under Risk
Over 3,280,081 Fortinet Devices Were exposed, with web properties running vulnerable Fortinet devices affected by CVE-2026-24858, a severe authentication-bypass flaw actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, rated 9.4 on the CVSS scale, affects multiple Fortinet product lines, including FortiOS, FortiManager,…
Hackers Weaponized Open VSX Extension with Sophisticated Malware After Reaching 5066 Downloads
A dangerous malware campaign has infiltrated the Open VSX extension marketplace, compromising over 5,000 developer workstations through a fake Angular Language Service extension. The malicious package disguised itself as legitimate development tooling, bundling authentic Angular and TypeScript components alongside encrypted…
Why life changes increase digital risk: Are you ready for moving, new jobs, or university?
Life changes like moving house, switching jobs, or starting university bring excitement but also heightened digital risks. These transitions flood you with emails, app alerts,… The post Why life changes increase digital risk: Are you ready for moving, new jobs,…
Top 5 PCI Compliant Hosting Providers
Key Takeaways When companies run payment systems, those systems operate on infrastructure provided by hosting platforms. That layer includes the servers, networks, and data centers where applications live. The term PCI compliance hosting is commonly used to describe infrastructure environments…
Security work keeps expanding, even with AI in the mix
Board attention continues to rise, and security groups now operate closer to executive decision making than in prior years, a pattern reflected the Voice of Security 2026 report by Tines. Within that environment, large numbers of teams already rely on…
Security teams are carrying more tools with less confidence
Enterprise environments now span multiple clouds, on-premises systems, and a steady flow of new applications. Hybrid and multi-cloud setups are common across large organizations, and they bring a constant stream of logs, alerts, and operational data. That environment already exists…
The Rise of Actionable AI Agents: Navigating the Security Landscape
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love explores the burgeoning world of actionable AI agents, examining key developments from companies like Google and Anthropic. The episode delves into the rapid rise of MoltBot, an open-source AI agent tool…
New infosec products of the month: January 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from Acronis, Booz Allen Hamilton, cside, Descope, JumpCloud, MIND, Noction, Obsidian Security, Rubrik, SEON, SpyCloud, Tenable, Tosi and Vectra AI. Acronis Archival Storage brings compliance-ready, S3-compatible…
Wearable tech adoption continues as privacy worries grow
Over 1 billion users wear devices for tracking steps, sleep, heart rate, and other personal metrics. These devices collect a continuous stream of sensitive data, often tied to detailed user profiles and companion apps. New Clutch survey data show that…
Two Ivanti EPMM Zero-Day RCE Flaws Actively Exploited, Security Updates Released
Ivanti has rolled out security updates to address two security flaws impacting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) that have been exploited in zero-day attacks, one of which has been added by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-01-30 06h : 1 posts
1 posts were published in the last hour 4:31 : Microsoft Releases Update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 Systems
Microsoft Releases Update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 Systems
Microsoft has officially released the optional non-security preview update KB5074105 for Windows 11, versions 25H2 and 24H2. This release, part of the January 2026 “C-week” schedule, focuses on functionality enhancements, performance optimization, and reliability improvements rather than addressing security vulnerabilities.…
Ivanti provides temporary patches for actively exploited EPMM zero-day (CVE-2026-1281)
Ivanti has released provisional patches that fix two critical code injection vulnerabilities in Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), one of which (CVE-2026-1281) has been exploited in zero-day attacks and has been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Investigating potential compromise…
ISC Stormcast For Friday, January 30th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9788, (Fri, Jan 30th)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Friday, January 30th, 2026…
Java developers want container security, just not the job that comes with it
BellSoft survey finds 48% prefer pre‑hardened images over managing vulnerabilities themselves Java developers still struggle to secure containers, with nearly half (48 percent) saying they’d rather delegate security to providers of hardened containers than worry about making their own container…
Maybe CISA should take its own advice about insider threats hmmm?
The call is coming from inside the house opinion Maybe everything is all about timing, like the time (this week) America’s lead cyber-defense agency sounded the alarm on insider threats after it came to light that its senior official uploaded…
MY TAKE: Transparent vs. opaque — edit Claude’s personalized memory, or trust ChatGPT’s blindly?
After two years of daily ChatGPT use, I recently started experimenting with Claude, Anthropic’s competing AI assistant. Related: Microsofts see a ‘protopian’ AI future Claude is four to five times slower generating responses. But something emerged that matters more than…
Turning threat reports into detection insights with AI
Security teams often spend days manually turning long incident reports and threat writeups into actionable detections by extracting TTPs. This blog post shows an AI-assisted workflow that does the same job in minutes. It extracts the TTPs, maps them to…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-01-30 00h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 22:55 : IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-01-29 22:34 : MongoDB Ransomware Is Still Actively Hitting Exposed Databases
IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-01-29
181 posts were published in the last hour 22:34 : MongoDB Ransomware Is Still Actively Hitting Exposed Databases 21:38 : Understanding the Russian Cyber Threat to the 2026 Winter Olympics 21:38 : Meta confirms it’s working on premium subscription for…
MongoDB Ransomware Is Still Actively Hitting Exposed Databases
MongoDB ransomware remains an active threat, fueled by exposed databases and insecure deployment practices rather than advanced exploits. The post MongoDB Ransomware Is Still Actively Hitting Exposed Databases appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity…