Threat Landscape Briefing – January 2026

In this month’s briefing we explore:

• Exposing the Operations behind the North Korean Laptop Farms – By Pearl Almeida (01:33)
  • A group of researchers successfully investigated the inner workings of the North Korean Lazarus Group’s remote-worker scheme.
  • See how Info-Tech can help you reduce and manage your organization's insider threat risk.
• Rogue Devices Discovered Aboard Passenger Ferry – By Fred Chagnon (17:17)
  • European investigators are probing a suspected breach by Russian military hackers (GRU Unit 29155) targeting a passenger ferry owned by MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company SA.
  • Explore Info-Tech’s guidance on how to build a zero trust roadmap.
• Over 10,000 Secrets Leaked Via Docker Hub Images – By Jon Nelson (25:40)
  • More than 10,000 Docker Hub container images were found exposing sensitive data such as production credentials, CI/CD database access, and API keys for large language models, affecting over 100 organizations.
  • See Info-Tech’s Software Reviews site information on password management software.

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