Archive snapshot

Mon, May 18 · 06:00 AM CDT

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Generated Mon, May 18 · 06:00 AM 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.

Fast take

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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Worth skimming
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Tracked videos
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NVD vulnerabilities
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Top stories

Mon, 18 May 2026 14:27:26 +0530

Four Malicious npm Packages Deliver Infostealers and Phantom Bot DDoS Malware

9.8/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsmalwaresupply-chainai

Summary
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered four new npm packages containing information-stealing malware, one of which is a clone of the Shai-Hulud worm open-sourced by TeamPCP. The list of identified packages is below - chalk-tempalte (825 Downloads) @deadcode

Mon, May 18 · 06:00 AM CDT

Security Researchers Find 47 Zero-Days at Pwn2Own Berlin

9.6/10 · Must read/watch
Infosecurity Magazinevuln

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

Mon, 18 May 2026 12:16:37 +0530

Pre-Stuxnet Fast16 Malware Tampered with Nuclear Weapons Simulations

9.2/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsmalware

Summary
A new analysis of the Lua-based fast16 malware has confirmed that it was a cyber sabotage tool designed to tamper with nuclear weapons testing simulations. According to Broadcom-owned Symantec and Carbon Black teams, the pre-Stuxnet tool was engineered to corr

Mon, May 18 · 06:00 AM CDT

NCSC Publishes Guidance on Securing Agentic AI Use

9.1/10 · Must read/watch
Infosecurity Magazineaipolicy

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

Mon, May 18 · 06:00 AM CDT

Bank of England, FCA and Treasury Raise Alarm Over Frontier AI

8.7/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineai

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

Worth skimming

Mon, 18 May 2026 14:27:34 +0530

MiniPlasma Windows 0-Day Enables SYSTEM Privilege Escalation on Fully Patched Systems

8.7/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsvuln

Summary
Chaotic Eclipse, the security researcher behind the recently disclosed Windows flaws, YellowKey and GreenPlasma, has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a Windows privilege escalation zero-day flaw that grants attackers SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Win

Mon, May 18 · 05:00 AM CDT

Multiple commencement speakers booed for AI comments during graduation speeches

8.1/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsai

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 1 hour ago.

Mon, May 18 · 06:00 AM CDT

China-Linked Hackers Deploy New TencShell Malware Against Global Manufacturer

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinemalwareai

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

Mon, May 18 · 06:00 AM CDT

Microsoft Reports Severe Zero-Day Flaw in On-Prem Exchange Servers

7.8/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinevuln

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

Mon, May 18 · 06:00 AM CDT

Canvas Owner Reaches Agreement With Cybercriminals After Ransomware Attack

7.8/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinemalware

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