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title: Cyber Threat Intelligence Report – January 2026
description: "Explore January 2026 threat intel from Cynet CyOps: active exploitation, ransomware groups, infostealer behavior, ClickFix phishing analysis, and mitigation guidance. Download the report."
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January 2026

# Cyber Threat Intelligence Report

## Ransomware evolution, infostealer activity, and ClickFix-driven Phishing

The January 2026 Cyber Threat Intelligence Report provides a practical overview of the threats we saw driving real-world impact in the month. It focuses on active exploitation, attacker tradecraft, ransomware and infostealer activity, and emerging phishing techniques to help security teams stay a step ahead of nascent threats and well-established tactics.

 

### What’s Inside the Report

- **Vulnerability Spotlight – CVE-2025-64155 (Fortinet FortiSIEM)**  
  A detailed review of a critical FortiSIEM remote code execution vulnerability, including affected versions, exploitation mechanics, and mitigation guidance.
- **High-Severity Vulnerability Review**  
  A prioritized overview of high-impact vulnerabilities requiring immediate attention, helping teams focus remediation efforts where risk is greatest.
- **Ransomware Activity Review**  
  An analysis of ransomware activity observed in January 2026, including the most active groups, targeted regions, and affected industries.
- **Malware Analysis**  
  Technical breakdowns of notable malware observed during the month, including Lyrix ransomware, Cattore infostealer, and Clearwater ransomware, with insight into execution flow, data theft behavior, and defensive considerations.
- **Inbox Intelligence – Phishing Campaign Analysis**  
  A step-by-step analysis of a ClickFix-style phishing campaign that leverages user interaction and trusted services to establish persistence and deploy remote access tools.

### Powered by Cynet CyOps Threat Intelligence

This report is produced by Cynet’s CyOps Threat Intelligence Team, combining decades of combined expertise and continuous threat research, real-world telemetry, and hands-on incident response experience to deliver intelligence that is timely, relevant, and designed for action.

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