CISA Warns of Actively Exploited Flaws; North Korean Hackers Target Developers; Ransomware Hits Apple Supplier

Publication Date: January 23, 2026

Summary

This week in cybersecurity, CISA added four actively exploited vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog, demanding urgent patching from federal agencies. North Korean threat actors launched the 'Contagious Interview' campaign, using malicious VS Code projects to backdoor developers' systems. In the supply chain, a major Apple partner, Luxshare, was breached by the RansomHub group, leaking sensitive product designs. Meanwhile, new ransomware strains like Osiris and Anubis emerged with advanced TTPs, including data-wiping capabilities, and Oracle released a massive patch update fixing 337 vulnerabilities, one with a perfect 10.0 CVSS score.

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