IT Security Weekend Catch Up – January 30, 2026

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30.01.2026 | 23:24

IT Security Weekend Catch Up – January 30, 2026
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IT Security Weekend Catch Up – January 30, 2026

Afraid of missing important security news during the week? We're here to help! Every week we put together a curated list of all important security news in one place, for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!

For the less technical

  1. Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT
  2. noyb win: Microsoft ordered to stop tracking school children
  3. French MPs approve social media ban for children under 15
  4. Have I Been Pwned: SoundCloud data breach impacts 29.8 million accounts
  5. Site catering to online criminals has been seized by the FBI
  6. Microsoft gave FBI keys to unlock encrypted data, exposing major privacy flaw
  7. Chinese language money laundering networks emerge as major facilitators of the illicit crypto economy, now driving 20% of laundering activity

For the more technical

  1. Energy sector incident report - 29 December 2025 (PDF)
  2. SpyNote: Comprehensive analysis of an Android Remote Access Trojan
  3. Diverse threat actors exploiting critical WinRAR vulnerability CVE-2025-8088
  4. Attackers with decompilers strike again (SmarterTools SmarterMail WT-2026-0001 auth bypass)
  5. Ivanti warns of two EPMM flaws exploited in zero-day attacks
  6. Critical eScan supply chain compromise
  7. When zero‑width isn’t zero: How I found and fixed a vulnerability
  8. Top 10 web hacking techniques of 2025: call for nominations
  9. Meet IClickFix: a widespread WordPress-targeting framework using the ClickFix tactic
  10. No place like home network: Disrupting the world's largest residential proxy network
  11. Stanley — A $6,000 Russian malware toolkit with Chrome Web Store guarantee
  12. Hacking an AI children's toy: Remote access to every conversation
  13. Analysis of ClawDBot malware hidden in VSCode extensions
  14. The rise of Arsink RAT
  15. When malware talks back
  16. Interlock ransomware: New techniques, same old tricks
  17. Pivoting from PayTool: Tracking various frauds and e-crime targeting Canada
  18. Love? Actually: Fake dating app used as lure in targeted spyware campaign in Pakistan
  19. RedKitten: AI-accelerated campaign targeting Iranian protests
  20. APT attacks target Indian government using Gogitter, Gitshellpad, and Goshell | Part 1
  21. APT attacks target Indian government using Sheetcreep, Firepower, and Mailcreep | Part 2
  22. PeckBirdy: A versatile script framework for LOLBins exploitation used by China-aligned threat groups

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Afraid of missing important security news during the week? We’re here to help! Every week we put together a curated list of all important security news in one place, for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! For the less technical Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT noyb win: Mi 2026-01-30T23:24:30+01:00

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