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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Produced by: Harrison Doyle
AI Models Used: Claude (Anthropic) & GPT (OpenAI)
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Executive Summary
23 Top Articles |
31/33 Active Sources |
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Category Breakdown: 🌍Geopolitics: 5 articles 🕵️Espionage: 2 articles 👁️Surveillance Technology & Privacy: 1 article 🔒Cybersecurity: 5 articles 🤖Artificial Intelligence: 5 articles 📰Other: 5 articles Articles ranked by recency, relevance, and source authority | | Some sources unavailable: Just Security, GBHackers |
Colombian ex-paramilitary leader jailed for crimes against Indigenous groups
Salvatore Mancuso given 40-year sentence, which could be reduced after truth and reparation activitiesA Colombian court has sentenced a former paramilitary leader to 40 years in prison for crimes committed against Indigenous communities in the province of La Guajira, including homicides, forced disappearances and the displacement of people from 2002 to 2006.
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Chinese tourists shun Japan in wake of Taiwan invasion row
Number of high-spending Chinese tourists visiting Japan halved last month after PM said an invasion of Taiwan could spark Japanese military involvementChinese tourism to Japan almost halved in December amid a bitter diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo over the security of Taiwan.The number of tourists from mainland China dropped by about 45% from the same month a year earlier to about 330,000, Japan’s transport ministry said on Tuesday.
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Greenland, Davos, and a week that could redefine the transatlantic alliance
This week’s World Economic Forum in Davos will play host to transatlantic leaders at a volatile moment following Trump’s tariff threats against Europe over Greenland.
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UK govt. warns about ongoing Russian hacktivist group attacks
The U.K. government is warning of continued malicious activity from Russian-aligned hacktivist groups targeting critical infrastructure and local government organizations in the country in disruptive denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. [...
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Russian Hacktivists Intensify Disruptive Cyber Pressure on UK Orgs
UK NCSC warned of disruptive cyber attacks by Russian hacktivists targeting critical infrastructure
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Dutch spy services have restricted intelligence-sharing with the United States: report
INTELLIGENCE SERVICES IN THE Netherlands have restricted intelligence-sharing with their United States counterparts due to political developments in Washington, according to two leading Dutch intelligence officials.
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Soldier with far-right links becomes first convicted spy in New Zealand history
A DISAFFECTED SOLDIER, WHO tried to commit espionage against New Zealand for a foreign government, has become the first convicted spy in the Pacific Island nation’s history.
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Fake browser crash alerts turn Chrome extension into enterprise backdoor
Browser extensions are a high-risk attack vector for enterprises, allowing threat actors to bypass traditional security controls and gain a foothold on corporate endpoints. Case in point: A recently identified malicious extension called NexShield proves that a single user install from an official and nominally safe online marketplace can escalate into full remote access.
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Secure web browsers for the enterprise compared: How to pick the right one
Web browsers have long been the security sinkhole of enterprise infrastructure. While email is often cited as the most common entry point, malware often enters via the browser and is more difficult to prevent. Phishing, drive-by attacks, ransomware, SQL injections, man-in-the-middle (MitM), and other exploits all take advantage of the browser’s creaky user interface and huge attack surface, and the gullibility of most end users.
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Google Gemini flaw exposes new AI prompt injection risks for enterprises
A newly disclosed weakness in Google’s Gemini shows how attackers could exploit routine calendar invitations to influence the model’s behavior, underscoring emerging security risks as enterprises embed generative AI into everyday productivity and decision-making workflows. The vulnerability was identified by application security firm Miggo.
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APT-Grade PDFSider Malware Used by Ransomware Groups
Providing cyberespionage and remote code execution capabilities, the malware is executed via DLL sideloading.
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Endace pushes packet capture into real-time security workflows
Endace has announced the release of OSm 7.3, a major software update that makes network packet data faster, more affordable, and more user-friendly.
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TP-Link Patches Vulnerability Exposing VIGI Cameras to Remote Hacking
The researcher who discovered the vulnerability saw more than 2,500 internet-exposed devices.
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| 🤖Artificial Intelligence | 5 |
Could ChatGPT Convince You to Buy Something?
Eighteen months ago, it was plausible that artificial intelligence might take a different path than social media. Back then, AI’s development hadn’t consolidated under a small number of big tech firms. Nor had it capitalized on consumer attention, surveilling users and delivering ads.
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An A.I. Start-Up Says It Wants to Empower Workers, Not Replace Them
Founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, the new company, Humans&, is already valued at $4.48 billion.
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Elon Musk accused of making up math to squeeze $134B from OpenAI, Microsoft
Musk's math reduced ChatGPT inventors' contributions to "zero," OpenAI argued.
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ChatGPT Go now unlocks unlimited access to GPT-5.2 Instant for $8
ChatGPT Go is finally worth your money, as OpenAI has almost doubled the usage limits and enabled ultimate access to GPT 5.2 Instant. [...
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ChatGPT Health Raises Big Security, Safety Concerns
ChatGPT Health promises robust data protection, but elements of the rollout raise big questions regarding user security and safety.
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Is Israel Annexing More Than Half of Gaza?
The ambiguous meaning of Israel’s new yellow line.
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Men charged with contract killing of Indigenous leader to go on trial in Peru
Prosecution over death of Quinto Inuma Alvarado seen as test of ability to curb attacks on environmental defendersFive men are due to go on trial on Tuesday over the killing of an Amazonian Indigenous leader, in a legal case that could test whether Peru can hold perpetrators accountable for violence linked to illegal logging and drug trafficking in one of the world’s most dangerous regions for environmental defenders.
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UK government approves Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London
Critics expected to mount legal challenge to plans for vast complex at Royal Mint Court amid security concernsThe UK government has approved the construction of a vast new Chinese embassy complex in east London, despite concerns about security and its impact on political exiles in the capital.The decision by the communities secretary, Steve Reed, brings to an end, for now at least, the saga that has been running since 2018 over the site at Royal Mint Court near Tower Bridge.
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UK consulting on bringing in social media ban for under 16s
The government said it expected schools to be "phone-free by default" as a result of the announcement.
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Elon Musk Spends $10 Million to Help Nate Morris in Kentucky Senate Race
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, backed Nate Morris, a Republican businessman, in the primary race to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.
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