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Fri, Jun 12 · 06:00 PM CDT

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Generated Fri, Jun 12 · 06:00 PM CDTWindow last 6 hours

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Coverage now updates on a rolling 6-hour window, while NVD entries come from the live API using a last-24-hours modified window and are sorted by severity.

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News stays on the current 6-hour slice, videos now use the last 24 hours, and NVD uses the API instead of the traditional feed to better match the live site behavior.

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Top stories

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:29:32 +0530

Google Sues Chinese Smishing Network Accused of Using Gemini AI in Phishing

9.8/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsai

Summary
Google on Friday said it's pursuing legal action against a Chinese cybercrime network, accusing it of using its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) agent to send phishing text messages targeting Americans. The network is said to be behind the development and m

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Fri, Jun 12 · 06:00 PM CDT

GitHub to Update npm to Thwart Software Supply Chain Attacks

9.4/10 · Must read/watch
Infosecurity Magazinesupply-chainai

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

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Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:03:25 +0530

Over 400 Arch Linux AUR Packages Hijacked to Deploy Infostealer and eBPF Rootkit

9.4/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsmalwareidentity

Summary
Attackers took over more than 400 packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR) this week and rewrote their build scripts to install a credential stealer on any machine that built them. The malware is a Rust binary built to harvest developer secrets. When it land

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Fri, Jun 12 · 06:00 PM CDT

Ransomware Payment Crypto Laundering Platform Taken Out by FBI and Europol

9.2/10 · Must read/watch
Infosecurity Magazinemalware

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

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Fri, Jun 12 · 05:15 PM CDT

Twenty One Zero-Days in FFmpeg

9.0/10 · Must read/watch
Hacker Newsvuln

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 45 minutes ago.

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Worth skimming

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:47:55 +0530

China-Linked Hackers Backdoored Linux Login Software to Hide for Nearly a Decade

8.1/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsgeneral

Summary
Instead of hiding on the laptops and servers defenders watch most closely, a China-nexus group spent close to a decade hidden inside the Linux login system itself. Sygnia, which tracks the group as Velvet Ant, says it backdoored the PAM and OpenSSH components

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Fri, Jun 12 · 04:00 PM CDT

Palantir loses legal challenge against Swiss investigative magazine

8.1/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsai

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 2 hours ago.

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Fri, Jun 12 · 06:00 PM CDT

Cybercriminals Use Fake AI Guides and Dev Tools to Spread AsyncRAT Malware

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinemalwareai

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

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Fri, Jun 12 · 06:00 PM CDT

Extortion-Only Attacks Increase, With Data Theft Dominating Ransomware Claims

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinemalwareai

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

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Fri, Jun 12 · 06:00 PM CDT

Cybersecurity Software Fails to Detect Fifth of Brower-Based Phishing Attacks

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineai

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

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