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Fri, Aug 21 · 12:00 PM CDT

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Generated Fri, Aug 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.

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.

Top stories
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Worth skimming
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Tracked videos
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NVD vulnerabilities
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Top stories

Fri, Aug 21 · 12:00 PM CDT

North Korean Hackers Tied to Rust Supply Chain Attack

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

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

Fri, Aug 21 · 12:00 PM CDT

New Agent Tesla Malware Variant Boosts Evasion Capabilities

9.7/10 · Must read/watch
Infosecurity Magazinemalware

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

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:11:44 +0530

Android Car Malware Spreads Through Built-In Updaters for Ad Fraud, Proxy Botnet

9.7/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsmalwareai

Summary
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware family that's specifically designed to infect Android-based vehicle head unit firmware developed by DoFun. Kaspersky, which discovered the threat in June 2026, said the end goal of the malware is to serve a

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:51:39 +0530

Wazuh and AI For Enhanced SOC Workflows

8.6/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsai

Summary
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of this decade's defining technologies. From healthcare and finance to manufacturing and education, organizations increasingly rely on AI to automate repetitive tasks, uncover patterns hidden within large datasets, a

Fri, Aug 21 · 12:00 PM CDT

Cybersecurity Job Ads Requiring AI Skills Double

8.2/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineai

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

Worth skimming

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:22:10 +0530

Microsoft Defender's Own Driver Can Be Weaponized to Delete Security Software at Boot

8.1/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsgeneral

Summary
Check Point Research has disclosed a technique that uses Microsoft Defender's own legitimately signed boot-time remediation driver to perform arbitrary kernel-level file and registry operations on Windows systems ranging from Windows 7 through Windows 11 25H2,

Fri, Aug 21 · 11:00 AM CDT

AI Boosted Homework Scores by 18% – Then Exam Scores Dropped 20%, Study Shows

8.1/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsai

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

Fri, Aug 21 · 12:00 PM CDT

Def Con Attendees Targeted by Persistent Phishing Campaign

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineai

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

Fri, Aug 21 · 11:00 AM CDT

Does whispering to agents in docs help?

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsgeneral

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

Fri, Aug 21 · 11:00 AM CDT

How We Made a Text-to-Speech Model Respond in Sub-50 ms

7.9/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsai

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