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darkreading Jan 16, 2026 at 14:00

AI System Reduces Attack Reconstruction Time From Weeks to Hours

Pacific Northwest National Labs' expert cybersecurity system, ALOHA, can recreate attacks and test them against organizations' infrastructure to bolster defense.

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darkreading Jan 15, 2026 at 21:26

Predator Spyware Sample Indicates 'Vendor-Controlled' C2

Researchers detailed how Intellexa, Predator's owner, uses failed deployments and thwarted infections to strengthen its commercial spyware and generate more effective attacks.

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darkreading Jan 15, 2026 at 19:10

Winter Olympics Could Share Podium With Cyberattackers

The upcoming Winter Games in the Italian Alps are attracting both hacktivists looking to reach billions of people and state-sponsored cyber-spies targeting the attending glitterati.

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darkreading Jan 15, 2026 at 15:19

Vulnerabilities Surge, But Messy Reporting Blurs Picture

MITRE loses its lead as the top reporter of vulnerabilities, while new organizations pump out CVEs and reported bugs in WordPress plug-ins surge.

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darkreading Jan 15, 2026 at 11:00

Trio of Critical Bugs Spotted in Delta Industrial PLCs

Experts disagree on whether the vulnerabilities in a programmable logic controller from Delta are a five-alarm fire or not much to worry over.

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darkreading Jan 14, 2026 at 21:19

Retail, Services Industries Under Fire in Oceania

Last year in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific, Main Street businesses like retail and construction suffered more cyberattacks than their critical sector counterparts.

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darkreading Jan 14, 2026 at 19:07

Microsoft Disrupts Cybercrime Service RedVDS

RedVDS, a cybercrime-as-a-service operation that has stolen millions from victims, lost two domains to a law enforcement operation.

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darkreading Jan 14, 2026 at 15:59

'VoidLink' Malware Poses Advanced Threat to Linux Systems

Researchers discovered a modular, "cloud-first" framework that is feature-rich and designed to maintain stealthy, long-term access to Linux environments.

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darkreading Jan 14, 2026 at 02:00

Taiwan Endures Greater Cyber Pressure From China

Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan's critical infrastructure — including energy utilities and hospitals — rose 6% in 2025, averaging 2.63 million attacks a day.

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darkreading Jan 13, 2026 at 23:59

CrowdStrike to Buy Seraphic Security in Bid to Boost Browser Security

The browser protection and detection technology will be integrated into CrowdStrike's Falcon platform to protect endpoints, browser sessions, and cloud applications.

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darkreading Jan 13, 2026 at 23:45

CISO Succession Crisis Highlights How Turnover Amplifies Security Risks

When cybersecurity leadership turns over too fast, risk does not reset. It compounds.

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darkreading Jan 13, 2026 at 21:44

'Most Severe AI Vulnerability to Date' Hits ServiceNow

The ITSM giant tacked agentic AI onto a largely unguarded legacy chatbot, exposing customers' data and connected systems.

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darkreading Jan 13, 2026 at 21:11

Microsoft Starts 2026 With a Bang: A Freshly Exploited Zero-Day

The vendor's first Patch Tuesday of the year also contains fixes for 112 CVEs, nearly double the amount from last month.

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darkreading Jan 13, 2026 at 17:46

Shadow#Reactor Uses Text Files to Deliver Remcos RAT

Attackers use a sophisticated delivery mechanism of text-only files for RAT deployment, showcasing a clever way to bypass defensive tools and rely on the target's own utilities.

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darkreading Jan 13, 2026 at 14:58

AsyncRAT Malware Infests Orgs via Python & Cloudflare

The phishing campaign shows how attackers continue to weaponize legitimate cloud services and open source tools to evade detection and gain trust.

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darkreading Jan 12, 2026 at 22:01

BreachForums Breached, Exposing 324K Cybercriminals

A massive data dump reveals real identities and details of administrators and members of the notorious hacker forum.

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darkreading Jan 12, 2026 at 21:19

Multipurpose GoBruteforcer Botnet Targets 50K+ Linux Servers

Researchers detailed a souped-up version of the GoBruteforcer botnet that preys on servers with weak credentials and AI-generated configurations.

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darkreading Jan 09, 2026 at 22:08

Deepfake Fraud Tools Are Lagging Behind Expectations

Deepfakes are becoming more realistic and more popular. Luckily, defenders are still ahead in the arms race.

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darkreading Jan 09, 2026 at 16:56

Illicit Crypto Economy Surges as Nation-States Join in the Fray

Cybercriminal cryptocurrency transactions totaled billions in 2025, with activity from sanctioned countries like Russia and Iran causing the largest jump.

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darkreading Jan 09, 2026 at 07:00

Russia’s Fancy Bear APT Doubles Down on Global Secrets Theft

The notorious Russian state-sponsored group relies on basic techniques that are highly effective, often delivering greater ROI than more complex malware-heavy operations.

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