New Research: 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 51% in 2024. Government sector malicious activity spiked from 2% to 12.9%, while 1 in 7 Education sites show...
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 said has been actively exploited in the wild. Of the 114 flaws, eight are rated Critical, and 106 are rated Important in severity. As...
Critical Node.js Vulnerability Can Cause Server Crashes via async_hooks Stack Overflow
Node.js has released updates to fix what it described as a critical security issue impacting “virtually every production Node.js app” that, if successfully exploited, could trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. “Node.js/V8 makes a best-effort...
PLUGGYAPE Malware Uses Signal and WhatsApp to Target Ukrainian Defense Forces
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of new cyber attacks targeting its defense forces with malware known as PLUGGYAPE between October and December 2025. The activity has been attributed with medium confidence to a Russian...
Long-Running Web Skimming Campaign Steals Credit Cards From Online Checkout Pages
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a major web skimming campaign that has been active since January 2022, targeting several major payment networks like American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB Co., Ltd., Mastercard, and UnionPay. “Enterprise...
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