Crooks impersonate LastPass in campaign to harvest master passwords

Password manager LastPass warns of an active phishing campaign impersonating the service to steal users’ master passwords. LastPass warned users about an active phishing campaign that began around January 19, 2026. Attackers impersonate the service with emails claiming urgent maintenance and urge users to back up their password vaults within 24 hours. The messages use […]

January 21, 2026
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VoidLink shows how one developer used AI to build a powerful Linux malware

VoidLink is a cloud-focused Linux malware, likely built by one person using AI, offering loaders, implants, rootkit evasion, and modular plugins. Check Point researchers uncovered VoidLink, a cloud-focused Linux malware framework likely built by a single developer with help from an AI model. VoidLink includes custom loaders, implants, rootkit-based evasion features, and dozens of plugins […]

January 21, 2026
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PDFSIDER Malware – Exploitation of DLL Side-Loading for AV and EDR Evasion

Threat actors use PDFSIDER malware with social engineering and DLL sideloading to bypass AV/EDR, and ransomware gangs already abuse it. Resecurity has learned about PDFSIDER during an investigation of a network intrusion attempt that was successfully prevented by a Fortune 100 energy corporation. The threat actor contacted their staff, impersonating technical support, and used social […]

January 21, 2026
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Access broker caught: Jordanian pleads guilty to hacking 50 companies

A Jordanian man pleaded guilty in the US to selling illegal access to 50 compromised enterprise networks after an undercover sting. A Jordanian national Feras Khalil Ahmad Albashiti (40), living in Georgia, pleaded guilty in a US court to acting as an access broker, selling unauthorized access to the networks of at least 50 companies. […]

January 20, 2026
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Telegram-based illicit billionaire marketplace Tudou Guarantee stopped transactions

Major Telegram-based illicit marketplace Tudou Guarantee appears to be shutting down its operations, according to Elliptic. Blockchain cybersecurity firm Elliptic reports that Tudou Guarantee, a major Telegram-based illicit marketplace in Southeast Asia, has stopped transactions in its public groups after handling over $12 billion. The researchers noted that other services still run, so a full […]

January 20, 2026
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UK NCSC warns of Russia-linked hacktivists DDoS attacks

The UK government warns Russia-linked hacktivists are still carrying out DDoS attacks on critical infrastructure and local government systems The UK government warns that Russia-linked hacktivists are continuing DDoS attacks against critical infrastructure and local government systems. “Today, 19th January 2026, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – has issued an […]

January 20, 2026
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Ransomware attack on Ingram Micro impacts 42,000 individuals

Ingram Micro says a ransomware attack exposed personal data of about 42,000 people, including names, birth dates, SSNs, and job-related details. Ingram Micro is a global technology distributor and supply-chain services company. It acts as a middleman between IT vendors (like Microsoft, Cisco, HP, Apple, and cybersecurity firms) and businesses, resellers, and service providers, helping […]

January 19, 2026
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StealC malware control panel flaw leaks details on active attacker

Researchers uncovered an XSS flaw in StealC malware’s control panel, exposing key details about a threat actor using the info stealer. StealC is an infostealer that has been active since at least 2023, sold as Malware-as-a-Service to steal cookies and passwords. In 2025, its operators released StealC v2, but the web panel quickly leaked and […]

January 19, 2026
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