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Wed, Aug 05 · 12:00 PM CDT

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Generated Wed, Aug 05 · 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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Worth skimming
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Tracked videos
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NVD vulnerabilities
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Top stories

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:11:27 +0530

Trojanized npm Packages Employ NullReceiver Tactic to Decode C2 IP from Blockchain

9.7/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newssupply-chainai

Summary
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged an evolution of the EtherHiding blockchain-based command-and-control (C2) technique that conceals the C2 server IP address inside a made-up destination address of a completely empty Ethereum transfer. The new dead drop re

Wed, Aug 05 · 12:00 PM CDT

ChainDrop Worm Hits 400+ npm Packages with Two Billion Monthly Installs

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

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

Wed, Aug 05 · 12:00 PM CDT

Fake Bank of America Phishing Scam Installs Remote Access Malware

9.4/10 · Must read/watch
Infosecurity Magazinemalware

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

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:44:05 +0530

Paperclip AI Flaws Let Attackers Run Host Commands via Malicious Agent Imports

9.0/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsai

Summary
Two security flaws in Paperclip could let attackers execute commands on a network server or a developer's computer. Paperclip is an open-source control plane for teams of artificial intelligence (AI) agents, and both paths rely on importing a malicious agent a

Wed, Aug 05 · 12:00 PM CDT

Prompt Injection Remains Biggest LLM Risk, Despite Limited Incidents

8.9/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineai

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

Worth skimming

Wed, Aug 05 · 11:06 AM CDT

The next chapter of our AI momentum

8.9/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsai

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 54 minutes ago.

Wed, Aug 05 · 12:00 PM CDT

Paperclip AI Flaws Let Unauthenticated Attackers Run Commands

8.7/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineaiidentity

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

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:57:30 +0530

Veeam, Terraform MCP, Django Patch Critical Flaws, Led by CVSS 10.0 Cross-Tenant Bug

8.7/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsvulnidentity

Summary
HashiCorp, Veeam, and the Django Software Foundation have patched 11 vulnerabilities across Terraform MCP Server, Veeam Service Provider Console, and Django. The three most serious: An unauthenticated flaw in Veeam's console that hands over a managed agent's c

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:13:27 +0530

New OVSwrap Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Open vSwitch

8.6/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsvulnai

Summary
A memory corruption flaw in the Linux kernel's Open vSwitch datapath gives ordinary local users a path to root on a broad set of default-configured distributions, and a public exploit ships with pre-built records for roughly 800 kernel builds. The vulnerabilit

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:13:19 +0530

Kali365 Weaponizes Microsoft Authentication Against US Companies: New Enterprise Risk

8.6/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsaiidentity

Summary
Kali365 is turning a legitimate Microsoft login into a gateway to corporate data. The phishing kit targets US organizations with attacker-controlled device codes that victims approve on Microsoft's real authentication page. Once access and refresh tokens are i