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  HTML [2026-07-13] Now, defenders are embracing the prompt injection, too
       "Context bombing" tricks hacking agents into shutting down before they can do harm.
       
  HTML [2026-07-09] Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk
       The feud between NightmareEclipse and Microsoft shows no signs of resolving soon.
       
  HTML [2026-07-09] Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA
       Broadcom accuses Allstate of dodging VMware audits.
       
  HTML [2026-07-08] Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
       Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges.
       
  HTML [2026-07-08] Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
       But the devices could "easily be reflashed."
       
  HTML [2026-07-08] US rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is slow to emerge
       Miners backed by Trump admin sell to Japan, South Korea despite push to develop domestic supply chain.
       
  HTML [2026-07-08] Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets
       "HalluSquatting" weaponizes LLMs' inability to say "I don't know."
       
  HTML [2026-07-02] Newly discovered PamStealer isn't your typical macOS malware
       The discovery underscores the increased effort being poured into Mac infostealers.
       
  HTML [2026-07-01] T-Mobile moving tens of thousands of virtual machines off VMware amid lawsuit
       T-Mobile wants Broadcom to keep supporting its VMware perpetual licenses.
       
  HTML [2026-06-30] New attack provides one more reason why AI browsers are a bad idea
       Telling an LLM that 2 + 2 = 5 is enough to make it follow forbidden instructions.
       
  HTML [2026-06-29] US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree
       Operation by two Russia-state groups has been ongoing since at least March.
       
  HTML [2026-06-25] Notion killing Skiff-influenced email app since most users use AI agents instead
       Notion is "going all in on using agents to run your inbox."
       
  HTML [2026-06-24] One-two punch delivered in global operation disrupts cybercrime "assembly line"
       "Operation Endgame" simultaneously disrupts two widely used crime tools.
       
  HTML [2026-06-23] White House drastically shortens deadline for dropping quantum-vulnerable crypto
       Order warns of national security risks if post-quantum cryptography isn't adopted in time.
       
  HTML [2026-06-23] Oracle’s 21,000 layoffs help drive its debt-fueled AI investments
       Oracle is spending billions on data center infrastructure to support AI.
       
  HTML [2026-06-22] Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs
       Critics saw the move as an underhanded way to steer them toward more costly chips.
       
  HTML [2026-06-18] Microsoft discovers new lightweight backdoor that steals cryptocurrency
       Crypto Clipper spreads over USB and communicates over Tor.
       
  HTML [2026-06-18] Apple patches high-severity eavesdropping vulnerability in Beats Studio Buds
       The vulnerability, disclosed 12 months ago, affects multiple manufacturers.
       
  HTML [2026-06-18] Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes
       One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors.
       
  HTML [2026-06-17] Massive breach spills credentials for thousands of sensitive networks
       The affected include Oracle, Lenovo, FedEx, a NATO contractor, and Fortinet.