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Thu, May 21 · 12:00 PM CDT

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Generated Thu, May 21 · 12:00 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

Thu, May 21 · 12:00 PM CDT

GitHub Breach Traced to Malicious 'Nx Console' VS Code Extension

9.8/10 · Must read/watch
Infosecurity Magazinesupply-chain

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

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Thu, 21 May 2026 19:47:09 +0530

Showboat Linux Malware Hits Middle East Telecom with SOCKS5 Proxy Backdoor

9.2/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsvulnmalwareai

Summary
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Linux malware dubbed Showboat that has been put to use in a campaign targeting a telecommunications provider in the Middle East since at least mid-2022. "Showboat is a modular post-exploitation framewor

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Thu, May 21 · 12:00 PM CDT

Grafana Labs Says Code Breach Stemmed from TanStack Attack

9.0/10 · Must read/watch
Infosecurity Magazinegeneral

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

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Thu, 21 May 2026 17:22:14 +0530

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Linux Rootkits, Router 0-Day, AI Intrusions, Scam Kits and 25 New Stories

8.6/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsai

Summary
This week starts small. A token leaks. A bad package slips in. A login trick works. An old tool shows up again. At first, it feels like the usual mess. Then you see the pattern: attackers are not always breaking in. They are using the parts we already trust. T

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Thu, May 21 · 12:00 PM CDT

Cybercriminal VPN Dismantled in Europol Crackdown

8.2/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinegeneral

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

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Worth skimming

Thu, May 21 · 12:00 PM CDT

Three-Quarters of Firms Knowingly Ship Vulnerable Code

8.2/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinegeneral

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

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Thu, May 21 · 12:00 PM CDT

Nine-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Leaks SSH Keys and Password Hashes

8.2/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinegeneral

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

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Thu, May 21 · 09:00 AM CDT

Google's Antigravity Bait and Switch

8.1/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsai

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 3 hours ago.

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Thu, May 21 · 09:00 AM CDT

AI is just unauthorised plagiarism at a bigger scale

8.1/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsaiidentity

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 3 hours ago.

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Thu, May 21 · 12:00 PM CDT

Android Malware Campaign Used Hundreds of Fake Apps to Silently Charge Users

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinemalwareai

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

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