Summary
During the week of January 5-12, 2026, there were 19 cybersecurity advisories/vulnerabilities and 19 incidents/data breaches. The total number of impacted individuals surged from 1.05 million to 19 million, primarily driven by an Instagram API dump that leaked 17.5 million user records. The week saw critical vulnerabilities actively exploited across multiple platforms (including HPE OneView, Adobe ColdFusion, and legacy D-Link routers) and widespread ransomware attacks and data breaches affecting healthcare, education, and government sectors.
Take Action:
Vendors of AI are racing to push out products with very limited controls and the users are at risk. Limit the data your AI agents can access by using the principle of least privilege for all app connectors. Turn off the 'Memory' feature if your team does not need the AI to remember details across different chat sessions to prevent persistent prompt injection. Limit the abilities of the Agents to not be able to impersonate you without enforced human review and decision.
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