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Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM CDT

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Generated Sat, Oct 17 · 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

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:41:56 +0530

MALFEX npm Package 'imgdecode' Hides Shellcode Loader in Windows Native Addon

9.2/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newssupply-chainai

Summary
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious npm package that's part of a recently disclosed software supply chain attack campaign dubbed MALFEX. The package, named "imgdecode," was uploaded to the package registry on September 30, 2026, by a user nam

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Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM CDT

New Aoki Infostealer Targets AI Coding Assistant Credentials

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinemalwareaiidentity

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

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Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM CDT

Microsoft Breaks Patch Tuesday Record Again with 1400+ CVEs

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinevulnai

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

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Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM CDT

Ransomware Gangs Increasingly Turn to Threats of Physical Violence to Extort Payments

7.8/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinemalware

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

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Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM CDT

ICO Reprimands Met Over Third-Party Data Leak

7.7/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinegeneral

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

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Worth skimming

Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM CDT

Microsoft Disrupts Global Yam Store Network Behind One Billion Phishing Messages

7.6/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinegeneral

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

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Sat, Oct 17 · 11:12 AM CDT

GLP-1 may slow biological aging

7.6/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsgeneral

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 48 minutes ago.

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Sat, Oct 17 · 09:00 AM CDT

Making Chicken Transparent Using Dorito Dust

7.6/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsgeneral

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

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Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AM CDT

Solar surpasses nuclear power globally for first time

7.6/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsgeneral

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 2 hours ago.

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Sat, Oct 17 · 09:00 AM CDT

Rendering pretty sky in Around The World game

7.6/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsgeneral

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

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