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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Security Releases

The Invisible Battlefield: How Cyberwar Is Reshaping Everyday Life

Former National Cyber Director Chris Inglis warns that cyberattacks threaten hospitals, utilities, and essential services.

Blame AI: Patch Tuesday Hits Record 206 CVEs

Voluminous patch updates could soon be the norm, as artificial intelligence accelerates the speed and scale of vulnerability discovery.

Congress just gave DHS another $70 billion

Congress narrowly voted to fund President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda, giving the Department of Homeland Security $70 billion over the next three years. The house voted 214 to 212 in favor of the reconciliation bill Tuesday, following the Senate's 52-47 vote last Friday morning. The vote fell largely along party lines. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was the only Senate Republican to vote against it. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), initially voted against the bill - meaning it would have failed -

ServiceNow discloses security incident exposing customer data

ServiceNow is warning about a security incident after attackers exploited an unauthenticated access flaw through a vulnerable API endpoint, allowing them to query data from customer instances. [...]

The App Store is going to add subscription bundles soon

Later this year, you will be able to get bundled subscriptions for iPhone apps, as Apple announced it's expanding App Store bundles so they can include offers from different companies. It's similar to streaming video bundles that have combined offers for Apple TV and Peacock, but it also could put together subscriptions for completely different services, like Instagram Plus and Tinder Platinum. Another option on the way is Suites, "a set of subscriptions that aren't available standalone, which

OpenClaw AI agent found falling for phishing attacks, spills user data

Phishing simulation on an OpenClaw email agent with various configuration profiles showed that it was susceptible to tactics commonly used to compromise human users. [...]