🇬🇧 UK Lords Vote to Ban VPNs for Kids 🇬🇧

The UK House of Lords voted 207 to 159 to ban VPNs for anyone under 18, claiming it will prevent children from bypassing age verification on social media and adult content. The amendment would require VPN providers to implement age verification, likely through government IDs or facial scans. Privacy advocates are calling it surveillance infrastructure disguised as child protection, and the measure now heads to the House of Commons.

- https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-01-21/debates/FDF32A4B-6004-4C08-8995-EB06C45C0B65/Children%E2%80%99SWellbeingAndSchoolsBill
- https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vpns/uk-lords-vote-to-ban-vpns-for-children-as-pressure-on-the-privacy-tools-increases
- https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/uk-government-targets-vpns-in-new-online-safety-consultation-as-lords-vote-for-ban
- https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/banning-vpns-for-kids-is-the-dumbest-possible-fix-windscribe-ceo

🔐 Fortinet Firewall Vulnerability Still Under Active Attack 🔐

Fortinet has confirmed that attackers are actively exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in their firewalls. Organizations using affected Fortinet devices are urged to patch immediately as this security flaw is being leveraged in real-world attacks. This represents a significant threat to network security across enterprises worldwide.

- https://www.fortinet.com/blog/psirt-blogs/analysis-of-sso-abuse-on-fortios
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortinet-confirms-critical-forticloud-auth-bypass-not-fully-patched/
- https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/fortinet_fortigate_patch/
- https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/fortinet-confirms-active-forticloud-sso.html

👟 Nike Data Breach: WorldLeaks Ransomware Claims Massive Theft 👟

Nike is investigating a major cybersecurity incident after the ransomware group WorldLeaks claimed to have stolen 1.4 terabytes of internal company data, including design and manufacturing files. The hackers issued a 48-hour ultimatum and have now published samples of 188,347 stolen files after the deadline passed. WorldLeaks is a rebrand of Hunters International and focuses on pure data extortion rather than traditional ransomware encryption.

- https://www.cyberdaily.au/security/13131-exclusive-athletics-giant-nike-actively-investigating-data-breach-claims
- https://www.complex.com/sneakers/a/victor-deng/nike-potential-data-breach-january-2026
- https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/26/data_thieves_claim_nike_data_haul
- https://www.ransomware.live/id/TmlrZSwgSW5jLkB3b3JsZGxlYWtz
- https://sosransomware.com/en/ransomware-groups/worldleaks-between-pure-extortion-and-traditional-ransomware-whats-the-difference/