Risky Bulletin Risky Bulletin: Cyberattack cripples cars across Russia
Jan 27, 2026
A cyberattack left smart alarms and cars across Russia unusable. Microsoft rushed an out-of-band Office patch for an active zero-day. WhatsApp introduced a strict account lockdown with enforced protections. Chrome extensions were found stealing ChatGPT authentication tokens. Investigations and legal fallout ripple across governments and firms.
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Connected Alarm System Failure
- An internet-connected car alarm system called Delta was remotely attacked and left owners unable to open doors, silence alarms, or start vehicles.
- The company confirmed the incident but provided no further technical or remediation details.
Major IRS Data Leak Fallout
- A Booz Allen employee leaked tax records of over 400,000 Americans to ProPublica and the New York Times between 2018 and 2020.
- The leaked data included tax details for high-profile figures like Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos.
EU Probe Into AI Image Abuse
- The European Commission launched a probe into X's Grok AI after it generated explicit images of women and children.
- The platform faces fines up to 6% of global revenue and multiple countries are conducting similar investigations.