🛰️ The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed a data breach affecting its external servers after a threat actor known as “888” claimed to have stolen 200GB of sensitive data. The stolen information reportedly includes source code, API tokens, and confidential documents related to collaborative engineering projects, though ESA states its internal corporate network remains secure.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/european-space-agency-confirms
🎵 Hacktivists under the banner of “Anna’s Archive” claim to have scraped nearly 300TB of data from Spotify, including 86 million audio tracks and metadata for 256 million songs. While Spotify denies that user passwords or payment information were accessed, the group frames the massive scraping incident as a “preservation” effort, highlighting vulnerabilities in digital rights management and anti-scraping controls.
🏥 New Zealand’s largest patient portal, ManageMyHealth, is managing a significant breach exposing the health documents of approximately 126,000 users. The company detected unauthorized access on December 30 and has since obtained a High Court injunction to prevent the distribution of stolen data, while working with forensic experts to close the security gaps.
https://managemyhealth.co.nz/mmh-cyber-breach-update-january-2026
⚙️ A new critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-68668) has been discovered in the n8n workflow automation platform, carrying a CVSS score of 9.9. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands, marking the second major security issue for the platform in recent weeks and prompting urgent patch notices for self-hosted users.
⚡ Tensions have escalated following a massive power outage in Venezuela, with government officials accusing the United States of orchestrating a sophisticated cyberattack against the nation’s electrical grid. The incident has reignited global debates regarding cyber warfare and the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to state-sponsored sabotage.
https://cybernews.com/cyber-war/us-cyber-attack-venezuela-power-outage
