The hype you can ignore (and the risks you can’t ignore)
January 9, 2026hacker newsArtificial Intelligence/Enterprise Security As organizations plan for 2026, cybersecurity predictions are everywhere. However, many strategies are still shaped by headlines and speculation rather than evidence. The real challenge is not a lack of predictability. It’s about identifying which predictions reflect real emerging risks and which predictions can be safely ignored. Upcoming webinars […]
1,100-year-old mummy found in Chile dies of severe injuries caused by turquoise mine collapse, CT scan reveals
The 1,100-year-old mummified remains of a man have revealed that he likely died in an ancient turquoise mining accident in Chile. Extensive evidence of blunt force trauma found on the man’s skeleton suggests he died from a falling rock or mine collapse, according to a new study. The naturally mummified remains, along with grave goods […]
Trend Micro Apex Central RCE defect score is 9.8 CVSS for on-premises Windows version
January 9, 2026Ravi LakshmananVulnerabilities / Endpoint Security Trend Micro has released security updates to address multiple security vulnerabilities affecting the on-premises version of Apex Central for Windows. This contains a critical bug that could lead to arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-69258 and has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a […]
Jupiter in Opposition: See the ‘King of Planets’ outshining all the stars in the sky this weekend
This weekend is your chance to see the solar system’s largest planet, which shines brightest all year. After dominating the night sky for more than a month, Jupiter will reach opposition this Saturday (January 10). This marks the point in time when Earth will be directly between Jupiter and the Sun, and the gas giant […]
CISA repeals 10 cybersecurity emergency directives issued from 2019 to 2024
January 9, 2026Ravi LakshmananGovernment/Vulnerability Management The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced Thursday that it is rescinding 10 Emergency Directives (Eds) issued between 2019 and 2024. Here is a list of directives that are currently considered closed: CISA said these directives were issued to protect federal civilian executive branch (FCEB) agencies from potential […]
Anthropic adds Allianz to growth list of companies
AI lab Anthropic continues to win big corporate deals. Its latest effort calls for bringing its large-scale language model to the traditional German insurance giant. Anthropic on Friday announced an agreement with Allianz, a global insurance conglomerate based in Munich, Germany, to bring “responsible AI” to the insurance industry. Both parties declined to share the […]
History of Science: Sophie Germain, the first woman to win France’s prestigious Grand Prize in Mathematics, is ignored because her ticket to the ceremony was “lost in the mail” — January 9, 1816
Milestone: Won the Elastic Wave Theory Award Date: January 9, 1816 (some sources say January 8) Location: Paris People: Sophie Germain In January 1816, the general secretary of the Paris Academy of Sciences sent Marie-Sophie Germain a strange letter. In it, he acknowledged her winning the institute’s prestigious Grand Mathematics Award for her mathematical work […]
FBI warns North Korean hackers are using malicious QR codes in spear phishing
January 9, 2026Ravi LakshmananMobile Security / Email Security The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday issued an advisory warning that North Korean state-sponsored attackers are using malicious QR codes in spear-phishing campaigns targeting organizations in the country. “As of 2025, Kimsuky threat actors have embedded malicious Quick Response (QR) codes in spear-phishing campaigns […]
Government grapples with flood of non-consensual nudity in X
Over the past two weeks, X has been flooded with AI-manipulated nude images created by the Grok AI chatbot. An astonishing range of women have been affected by non-consensual nudity, from famous models and actresses to members of the press, crime victims and even world leaders. Copyleaks’ Dec. 31 research paper estimated that roughly one […]
Hubble telescope discovers ‘Cloud 9’, a dark and rare ‘failed galaxy’ unlike anything seen before
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a new type of celestial object. Cloud 9 was a starless, gas-rich cloud of dark matter that was slightly too light to become a full-fledged galaxy. The strange object is located near the spiral galaxy Messier 94 (M94), more than 14 million light-years from Earth, as detailed […]