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ThreatsDay Bulletin: DDR5 Bot Scalping, Samsung TV Tracking, Reddit Privacy Fine & More

Some weeks in cybersecurity feel routine. This one doesn’t.
Several new developments surfaced over the past few days, showing how quickly the threat landscape keeps shifting. Researchers uncovered fresh activity, security teams shared new findings, and a few unexpected moves from major tech companies also drew attention.
Together, these updates offer a useful snapshot of what is happening

Preparing for the Quantum Era: Post-Quantum Cryptography Webinar for Security Leaders

Most organizations assume encrypted data is safe.
But many attackers are already preparing for a future where today’s encryption can be broken. Instead of trying to decrypt information now, they are collecting encrypted data and storing it so it can be decrypted later using quantum computers.
This tactic—known as “harvest now, decrypt later”—means sensitive data transmitted today could become

Russian Ransomware Operator Pleads Guilty in US

Evgenii Ptitsyn was extradited to the United States from South Korea in November 2024.

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Police dismantles online gambling ring exploiting Ukrainian women

Spanish and Ukrainian law enforcement authorities dismantled a criminal ring that exploited war-displaced Ukrainian women to run an online gambling scheme that laundered nearly €4.75 million in illicit proceeds. […]

Cisco Warns of More Catalyst SD-WAN Flaws Exploited in the Wild

The networking giant has added the recently patched CVE-2026-20128 and CVE-2026-20122 to the list of exploited vulnerabilities.

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Dust Specter Targets Iraqi Officials with New SPLITDROP and GHOSTFORM Malware

A suspected Iran-nexus threat actor has been attributed to a campaign targeting government officials in Iraq by impersonating the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver a set of never-before-seen malware.
Zscaler ThreatLabz, which observed the activity in January 2026, is tracking the cluster under the name Dust Specter. The attacks, which manifest in the form of two different

Reclaim Security Raises $20 Million to Accelerate Remediation

The company will expand its engineering team, deepen integrations, and accelerate go-to-market initiatives.

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Where Multi-Factor Authentication Stops and Credential Abuse Starts

Organizations typically roll out multi-factor authentication (MFA) and assume stolen passwords are no longer enough to access systems. In Windows environments, that assumption is often wrong. Attackers still compromise networks every day using valid credentials. The issue is not MFA itself, but coverage.
Enforced through an identity provider (IdP) such as Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, or

LeakBase Cybercrime Forum Shut Down, Suspects Arrested

The stolen credential marketplace had been active since 2021 and in late 2025 it counted 142,000 users.

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Cisco flags more SD-WAN flaws as actively exploited in attacks

Cisco has flagged two more Catalyst SD-WAN Manager security flaws as actively exploited in the wild, urging administrators to upgrade vulnerable devices. […]

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