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Security News — 17 August 2026

A daily, automatically-compiled digest of the cyber security stories that broke in the last 24 hours, drawn from 4 trusted feeds. Each entry is a short excerpt — follow the link to read the full article at its original publisher. Compiled 17 August 2026 · 8 items.

Top priorities today

  1. SafePal data breach impacts 39,798 customers, stolen info for sale BleepingComputer
  2. Supply Chain Security Analysis of a 9.5M-Install VS Code Extension ProjectDiscovery Blog
  3. New AmnesiaStealer macOS malware hijacks browser sessions via remote control BleepingComputer

Threat Activity 3

Malware, campaigns and adversary tradecraft.

Breaches & Incidents 2

Ransomware, data breaches and supply-chain events.

Research & Detection 2

Detection engineering, tooling and defensive analysis.

Policy & Commentary 1

Industry, executive and AI-security perspective.

Daniel Miessler17 Aug

Stolen Authority

Stolen Authority/images/stolen-authority.webp/images/stolen-authority.webp There's a parasitic marketing technique all over X right now, and I think the fastest way to kill it is to give it a name with adequate stigma attached. Stolen Auth…

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