Illinois Department of Human Services data breach affects 700K people
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/illinois-department-of-human-services-data-breach-affects-700k-people/
Illinois man charged with hacking Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/illinois-man-charged-with-hacking-snapchat-accounts-to-steal-nude-photos/
FBI Warns North Korean Hackers Using Malicious QR Codes in Spear-Phishing
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/fbi-warns-north-korean-hackers-using.html
Trend Micro warns of critical Apex Central RCE vulnerability
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trend-micro-fixes-critical-rce-flaw-in-apex-central-console/
CISA retires 10 emergency cyber orders in rare bulk closure
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-retires-10-emergency-cyber-orders-in-rare-bulk-closure/
China-Linked Hackers Exploit VMware ESXi Zero-Days to Escape Virtual Machines
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/chinese-linked-hackers-exploit-vmware.html
Russian APT28 Runs Credential-Stealing Campaign Targeting Energy and Policy Organizations
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/russian-apt28-runs-credential-stealing.html
Hackers target misconfigured proxies to access paid LLM services
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-target-misconfigured-proxies-to-access-paid-llm-services/
New China-linked hackers breach telcos using edge device exploits
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-china-linked-hackers-breach-telcos-using-edge-device-exploits/
Chinese-speaking hackers exploited ESXi zero-days long before disclosure
https://securityaffairs.com/186709/hacking/chinese-speaking-hackers-exploited-esxi-zero-days-long-before-disclosure.html