Hey everyone, and welcome back to Cyber Bites! After a short three-week break, we’re kicking off 2026 with a fresh batch of cyber news. I hope you had a good break and your new year’s off to a safe and secure start.

* FBI Warns of North Korean Hackers Using Malicious QR Codes in Spear-Phishing Attacks

* WhatsApp Worm Spreads Astaroth Banking Trojan Across Brazil via Contact Auto-Messaging

* Notorious BreachForums Hacking Site Hit by Data Breach, Over 324,000 Accounts Exposed

* Instagram Denies Data Breach Amid Claims of 17 Million Account Data Leak

* Thousands of New Zealanders Impacted by Manage My Health Data Breach

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