Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles


CISO Salaries Continue to Rise Despite Economic Uncertainty

28 January 2026
CISO salaries rise despite economic concerns.

RSAC 2026—Where The World Talks Security

27 January 2026
What founders and CEOs are saying about this year’s conference Register – Steve Morgan, Editor-in-Chief Sausalito, Calif. – Jan. 27, 2026 For 35 years, RSAC has been a driving force behind the world’s cybersecurity community. The power of community is a key focus for the The post RSAC 2026—Where The World Talks Security appeared first on Cybercrime Magazine.

Grid Protection in Severe Weather: What Security Leaders Need to Know

26 January 2026
Malicious cyber actors may take advantage of weather crises. 

Who Operates the Badbox 2.0 Botnet?

26 January 2026
The cybercriminals in control of Kimwolf -- a disruptive botnet that has infected more than 2 million devices -- recently shared a screenshot indicating they'd compromised the control panel for Badbox 2.0, a vast China-based botnet powered by malicious software that comes pre-installed on many Android TV streaming boxes. Both the FBI and Google say they are hunting for the people behind Badbox 2.0, and thanks to bragging by the Kimwolf botmasters we may now have a much clearer idea about that.

149M Credentials Exposed — Facebook, Instagram, Government and More Included

23 January 2026
96 GB of pure credential data were exposed. But who was collecting them in the first place? 

Dresden State Art Collections Targeted in Cyber Breach

23 January 2026
Digital infrastructure for the Dresden State Art Collections was impacted by a cyber incident. 

Security Vendors, Fortune 500 Companies Exposed and Exploited

23 January 2026
Customer-managed business cloud environments are being actively exploited. 

Expert Insight on Under Armour’s Exposed Customer Data

21 January 2026
72 million emails have been exposed. 

Two Unique DHS Cyber Incidents Exposed 1M People’s Data

21 January 2026
Within two weeks of each other, two separate states have announced data security incidents.

Kimwolf Botnet Lurking in Corporate, Govt. Networks

20 January 2026
A new Internet-of-Things botnet called Kimwolf has spread to more than 2 million devices, forcing infected systems to participate in massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and to relay other malicious and abusive Internet traffic. Kimwolf's ability to scan the local networks of compromised systems for other IoT devices to infect makes it a sobering threat to organizations, and new research reveals Kimwolf is surprisingly prevalent in government and corporate networks.

Lawsuit Filed After 320,000 Impacted by Monroe University Breach

20 January 2026
The lawsuit claims the university didn’t enact reasonable data security measures. 

NCSC issues warning over hacktivist groups disrupting UK organisations and online services

19 January 2026
Russian‑aligned hacktivist groups continue to target UK organisations with disruptive cyber attacks

Pro-Russia hacktivist activity continues to target UK organisations

19 January 2026
The NCSC encourages local government and critical infrastructure operators to harden their ‘denial of service’ (DoS) defences

Grubhub Data Stolen in Confirmed Hack, Questions Remain

16 January 2026
The specifics of the Grubhub hacking remain unclear. 

This Website Exposed ICE Data — Now, It’s Faced a Cyberattack

15 January 2026
ICE experienced a breach of personally identifiable information.

What You Need to Know About the New LinkedIn Phishing Scheme

15 January 2026
A phishing scam has spread across LinkedIn. 

Dark Web Forum Breached, Hackers Exposed

14 January 2026
BreachForums faced a data breach of its own. 

Patch Tuesday, January 2026 Edition

13 January 2026
Microsoft today issued patches to plug at least 113 security holes in its various Windows operating systems and supported software. Eight of the vulnerabilities earned Microsoft's most-dire "critical" rating, and the company warns that attackers are already exploiting one of the bugs fixed today.

Target’s Source Code Confirmed Stolen: Why Does This Matter?

13 January 2026
Source code theft can leave an organization more vulnerable than before. 

Security Leaders Discuss FBI Warning: North Korea Exploiting QR Codes

13 January 2026
What security leaders are saying about the recent FBI warning.