Irish Ombudsman Cyberattack Triggers Prolonged Service Disruption CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderJanuary 18, 2026January 18, 20266 mins0 A ransomware attack on Ireland’s Office of the Ombudsman in December 2025 has caused serious operational disruption,…continue reading..
January 2026 Microsoft Security Update Breaks Remote Desktop Sign-In CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderJanuary 18, 2026January 18, 20266 mins0 Microsoft’s January 13, 2026 security update (most notably KB5074109 for Windows 10 and Windows 11, along with…continue reading..
Browser-in-the-Browser Phishing Is Surging: How the Attack Works and How to Spot It CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderJanuary 18, 2026January 18, 20265 mins0 Browser-in-the-Browser (BitB) phishing attacks are gaining momentum because attackers are reviving and refining the technique to evade…continue reading..
Critical Windows Security Vulnerabilities: LSASS Remote Code Execution and VBS Enclave Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-20854 & CVE-2026-20876) CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderJanuary 17, 2026January 17, 20269 mins0 CVE-2026-20854 affects the Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS), a critical process responsible for handling user…continue reading..
Critical Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation via Graphics Component Use-After-Free (CVE-2026-20822) CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderJanuary 17, 2026January 17, 20267 mins0 Product Name: Microsoft WindowsAffected Component: Windows Graphics Component (Microsoft Graphics Kernel Subsystem)Vulnerability Type: Elevation of Privilege (Use-After-Free)Attack…continue reading..
Critical Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities in Word and Excel (CVE-2026-20944, CVE-2026-20955, CVE-2026-20957) CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderJanuary 17, 2026January 17, 20268 mins0 CVE-2026-20944, CVE-2026-20955, and CVE-2026-20957 are critical remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, posing…continue reading..
CVE-2026-20952 and CVE-2026-20953 Two Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderJanuary 17, 2026January 17, 202615 mins0 CVE-2026-20952 and CVE-2026-20953 are critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities affecting Office. Both vulnerabilities carry a CVSS…continue reading..
OpenAI Brings Ads to ChatGPT, Signaling Shift Toward Hybrid AI Monetization CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderJanuary 17, 2026January 17, 20264 mins0 OpenAI on Friday announced that it will begin displaying advertisements in ChatGPT for logged-in adult users in…continue reading..
Five Malicious Chrome Extensions Impersonate HR and ERP Tools to Hijack Accounts CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderJanuary 17, 2026January 17, 202610 mins0 In a concerning development for enterprise cybersecurity, researchers have uncovered a new campaign involving five malicious Google…continue reading..
Google Vertex AI “Double Agent” Flaw Lets Low-Privilege Users Hijack Service Agent Roles CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderJanuary 17, 2026January 17, 20266 mins0 Security researchers found that default behaviors in Vertex AI’s identity and access model can let low-privileged users…continue reading..
