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Mon, Aug 31 · 12:00 PM CDT

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Generated Mon, Aug 31 · 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.

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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, 31 Aug 2026 17:17:24 +0530

Aurora Ransomware Operators Use Cursor AI in Attacks Against 10 Targets

9.8/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsmalwareai

Summary
Threat actors associated with Aurora (aka Aur0ra) ransomware have been observed using SpaceX's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant Cursor to break into target networks, according to findings from CloudSEK and Gambit Security. The two independ

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:20:00 +0530

⚡ Weekly Recap: Chinese Spy Proxy, AI Agents Go Off-Task, Router Backdoors and More

9.0/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsai

Summary
The boring parts caused most of the trouble. A router shipped ready to listen. A fake check turned the user into the installer. Trusted systems collected traffic and passwords, then cleaned the logs. Old bugs formed new attack chains. Even an AI agent decided

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:01:47 +0530

Securing Claude Code: The New Compliance API, Local Visibility, and Identity Governance

8.8/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsaiidentity

Summary
Claude Code reads files, runs shell commands, invokes MCP tools, and acts through the credentials available on a developer’s machine. Anthropic’s new Compliance API endpoints give security teams their clearest view yet into that activity. They also expose a la

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:44:00 +0530

ValleyRAT Backdoor Hides in Signed Adware That Users Add to Antivirus Exclusions

8.1/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsmalware

Summary
The threat actor known as Silver Fox has been observed distributing the ValleyRAT backdoor disguised as a signed Chinese adware application, running the malware under a trusted process to slip past users who add such software to their antivirus exclusions. Rus

Mon, Aug 31 · 11:00 AM CDT

Launch HN: Almanac (YC S26) – AI that knows your company

8.1/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsai

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

Worth skimming

Mon, Aug 31 · 12:00 PM CDT

Fake Voicemail SVG Attachments Fuel Large-Scale Phishing Campaign

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineai

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

Mon, Aug 31 · 12:00 PM CDT

Threat Actors Abuse Cursor Agent AI to Assist Ransomware Operations

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinemalwareai

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

Mon, Aug 31 · 12:00 PM CDT

Tortoiseshell Expands Malware Toolset With New Backdoor, SSH Tunnel

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinemalware

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

Mon, Aug 31 · 11:00 AM CDT

Agentic Trust Controls

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsgeneral

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

Mon, Aug 31 · 11:00 AM CDT

Agents still can't automate Excel

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsgeneral

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