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Rocket Lab buys satellite pioneer Iridium for $8B – setting up showdown with SpaceX 2026-06-29 at 22:10 By Marc Vartabedian Rocket Lab is buying Iridium Communications in an $8 billion cash-and-stock deal – equipping the rocket maker with a global satellite network and wireless spectrum that could help it compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The […]

Malicious Perplexity Chrome Extension Intercepted Searches and Address Bar Input 2026-06-29 at 21:40 By Microsoft has found a malicious Chrome extension that posed as the AI search engine Perplexity and quietly logged what people searched for. It routed every query and every character typed into the address bar through an attacker-controlled server before redirecting users

Mustang Panda Uses Zoho WorkDrive as Command Channel in Indian Government Attacks 2026-06-29 at 20:48 By The China-aligned espionage group Mustang Panda is running two campaigns against the Indian government and hydropower targets, deploying new malware and turning a legitimate cloud service into its command channel. Acronis Threat Research Unit found active compromises inside Indian government networks, including

WhatsApp is Finally Getting Usernames to Help Keep Phone Numbers Private 2026-06-29 at 20:48 By WhatsApp on Monday officially announced the start of global reservations of usernames with an aim to protect the privacy of more than three billion users on the messaging platform. The optional feature is designed to help users connect with someone

⚡ Weekly Recap: Linux Kernel Flaws, AI Malware Tricks, Turla Backdoor, Infostealers and More 2026-06-29 at 17:41 By This week was a reminder that attackers do not always need big tricks. One small mistake, one old access path, one missed patch, and suddenly the door is open. The noise is not all noise, either. Forums

236,000 DCloud Uni-App Sites Used in Crypto Scams, Phishing, and Wallet Drainers 2026-06-29 at 16:36 By New findings unearthed by Infoblox show that more than 236,000 websites are using investment scam templates built using a legitimate Chinese open-source, cross-platform application development framework called DCloud Uni-App. The templates power bogus cryptocurrency exchanges, multi-language pig-butchering operations, WhatsApp

Why Post-Quantum Cryptography Starts With Credentials 2026-06-29 at 14:42 By Today’s encrypted data, such as credentials, may no longer remain confidential in the future because the public-key cryptography protecting it will soon be broken by quantum computers. Although no machine today can break elliptic curve cryptography or RSA, quantum hardware is advancing rapidly and will

Gamaredon Expands Ukraine Attacks with New Malware and Cloud Service Abuse 2026-06-29 at 14:40 By A Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group has continued to evolve and expand its malware arsenal as part of its ongoing cyber onslaught against Ukraine throughout 2025. Slovakian cybersecurity company ESET said it observed 35 distinct spear-phishing campaigns mounted by