ZeroFox Daily Intelligence Brief - January 6, 2026
|by Alpha Team
ZeroFox Daily Intelligence Brief - January 6, 2026
ZeroFox Intelligence collects, curates, and analyzes information derived from open and proprietary sources. Here is today’s daily roundup to give you and your clients an advantage over the adversary.
Brief Highlights
- Threat Actor Claims to Have Breached NordVPN
- Threat Actor Zestix Advertises Stolen Corporate Cloud Data
- ZeroFox Intelligence Flash Report - Implications of Removing Venezuelan President Maduro
Threat Actor Claims to Have Breached NordVPN
Source: https://cloud.zerofox.com/intelligence/advanced_dark_web/98203
What we know: Threat actor “1011” has claimed to have breached VPN service provider NordVPN’s development server on dark web platform BreachForums. However, NordVPN has denied the breach.
Context: 1011 has claimed to have compromised Salesforce API keys, Jira tokens, and source code. They have also posted screenshots of database dumps and configuration samples. On the other hand, NordVPN has said the leak stems from a test environment and does not impact their internal systems.
Analyst note: The VPN service provider’s confirmation of the test environment being compromised via a third-party vendor still likely suggests an unsecured environment, which poses a risk of further breaches.
Threat Actor Zestix Advertises Stolen Corporate Cloud Data
What we know: Threat actor “Zestix” is advertising corporate data allegedly stolen from multiple organizations in critical sectors, including aviation, defense, healthcare, and government. The actor reportedly breached cloud environments using credentials harvested through infostealer malware strains.
Context: The advertised data allegedly includes sensitive files relating to aircraft maintenance manuals, defense, health records, source codes, and government contracts.
Analyst note: If the threat actor’s claims are true, stolen cloud credentials that are still unrotated and valid are likely to be reused or resold on dark web forums to other threat actors. Zestix’s claims are likely to be of interest particularly to nation-state actors focused on intelligence gathering from critical sector entities for greater geopolitical advantages.
ZeroFox Intelligence Flash Report - Implications of Removing Venezuelan President Maduro
Source: https://www.zerofox.com/advisories/37657/
On January 2, 2026, a U.S. joint military operation removed Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro by force, transporting him to a New York detention center to face charges of drug-trafficking. The United States is now engaging with senior figures from Maduro’s government to manage the transition. Venezuela is expected to keep much of its current power structure, with leaders cooperating with the United States to stay in control. There are unlikely to be major supply chain impacts from the operation, as Venezuela has few ties to international markets. Maduro’s removal is therefore unlikely to impact global economic growth or contribute to inflation. Over the long term, the operation is likely to lead to increased access to Venezuela’s oil and mineral reserves.
DEEP AND DARK WEB INTELLIGENCE
Handala Hack Team: Iran-linked hacktivist collective “Handala Hack Team” has claimed to have compromised the mobile device of former Interior Minister of Israel Ayelet Shaked, on their dark web leak site. The collective has allegedly extracted and leaked WhatsApp correspondences, photos, and 150 pages of contact list on their leak site. Handala Hack Team has been consistently claiming to have breached personal devices of multiple top leaders in the Israeli government. The pattern likely suggests psychological manipulation intended to induce fear, rather than being evidence of genuine technical compromise.
VULNERABILITY AND EXPLOIT INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2025-15447: This SQL injection vulnerability in the Seeyon Zhiyuan OA Web Application System, involves improper handling of the unitCode parameter in a certain file path and enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries. If exploited, this vulnerability is likely to enable attackers to access and modify sensitive database records, leading to distributed denial of service attacks, data breaches, and operational disruption.
Affected products: Seeyon Zhiyuan OA Web Application System versions up to 20251223
Tags: DIB, tlp:green