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Fri, Aug 07 · 12:00 PM CDT

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Generated Fri, Aug 07 · 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

Fri, Aug 07 · 12:00 PM CDT

Ransomware Surges in July After Q2 Lull

9.2/10 · Must read/watch
Infosecurity Magazinemalware

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

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:26:23 +0530

New WordPress Pre-Auth XSS Could Lead to PHP Code Execution - Patch ASAP

8.7/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsvulnaiidentity

Summary
WordPress has fixed a pre-authentication reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in its login screen that affects every version of the content management system. pwn.ai demonstrated how the flaw can be chained into PHP code execution on the server when a log

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:40:33 +0530

18-Year-Old Linux SCTP Flaw Could Let Local Users Gain Root and Escape Containers

8.6/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsai

Summary
A use-after-free bug in Linux's SCTP networking code can be turned into full root on a host, and Tencent researchers say they used it to escape a container and reach the machine underneath. The flaw has existed since 2008. The fix already shipped: stable kerne

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:25:26 +0530

Growing Up The Hard Way

8.1/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsgeneral

Summary
Open Source had a great childhood. For two decades it got to be a kid. It ran around barefoot, gave everything away, trusted strangers, and never once thought about who was watching. It ran the kind of lemonade stand that took IOUs from anyone who wandered up

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:20:00 GMT

Responding to the next frontier of critical cyber capabilities

8.1/10 · Worth your time
OpenAIai

Summary
OpenAI is sharing preliminary cybersecurity evaluations for Astra and the steps we’re taking to strengthen safeguards and security controls.

Worth skimming

Fri, Aug 07 · 12:00 PM CDT

Meta Joins OpenAI and Anthropic in Reporting AI Exploit Incident

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinevulnai

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

Fri, Aug 07 · 12:00 PM CDT

Prompt Injection Remains Biggest LLM Risk, Despite Limited Incidents

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineai

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

Fri, Aug 07 · 06:00 AM CDT

Kitesurf: Agent-first browser that runs in V8 isolates

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsgeneral

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 6 hours ago.

Fri, Aug 07 · 12:00 PM CDT

Healthcare and Victim Support Charities Affected by Beacon Cyber Incident

7.7/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinegeneral

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

Fri, Aug 07 · 12:00 PM CDT

Google Links Redact Extortion Group to BlackFile Rebrand

7.7/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinegeneral

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