AI Agents Are Becoming Privilege Escalation Paths
AI agents have quickly moved from experimental tools to core components of daily workflows across security, engineering, IT, and operations….
Hackers Exploit c-ares DLL Side-Loading to Bypass Security and Deploy Malware
Security experts have disclosed details of an active malware campaign that’s exploiting a DLL side-loading vulnerability in a legitimate binary…
Fortinet Fixes Critical FortiSIEM Flaw Allowing Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
î ‚Jan 14, 2026î „Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Patch Management Fortinet has released updates to fix a critical security flaw impacting FortiSIEM that…
Microsoft Fixes 114 Windows Flaws in January 2026 Patch, One Actively Exploited
Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out its first security update for 2026, addressing 114 security flaws, including one vulnerability that it…
64% of 3rd-Party Applications Access Sensitive Data Without Justification
Research analyzing 4,700 leading websites reveals that 64% of third-party applications now access sensitive data without business justification, up from…
Critical Node.js Vulnerability Can Cause Server Crashes via async_hooks Stack Overflow
î ‚Jan 14, 2026î „Ravie LakshmananApplication Security / Vulnerability Node.js has released updates to fix what it described as a critical security…
PLUGGYAPE Malware Uses Signal and WhatsApp to Target Ukrainian Defense Forces
î ‚Jan 14, 2026î „Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of…
Long-Running Web Skimming Campaign Steals Credit Cards From Online Checkout Pages
î ‚Jan 13, 2026î „Ravie Lakshmanan Web Security / Data Theft Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a major web skimming campaign that has…
Malicious Chrome Extension Steals MEXC API Keys by Masquerading as Trading Tool
î ‚Jan 13, 2026î „Ravie LakshmananWeb Security / Online Fraud Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a malicious Google Chrome extension that’s…
From MCPs and Tool Access to Shadow API Key Sprawl
î ‚Jan 13, 2026î „The Hacker NewsArtificial Intelligence / Automation Security AI agents are no longer just writing code. They are executing…