Cybersecurity News | Daily Recap [13 Jun 2026]

AI Export Controls

• U.S. export restrictions forced Anthropic to take Fable 5 and Mythos 5 offline for foreign nationals, highlighting tightening controls on advanced AI access – Fable 5, Mythos 5, AI Ban

China-Linked Threats

• Chinese hackers hijacked an authentication flow to spy on an isolated network for nearly a decade, showing long-term stealth and persistence – Auth Hijack
• A China-based cybercrime network was dismantled by the FBI after causing about $1.9B in losses, while Google separately sued a Chinese smishing group accused of abusing Gemini AI for phishing – FBI Takedown, Gemini Smishing
• China-linked attackers backdoored Linux login software to remain hidden for nearly a decade, underscoring the durability of long-running supply-chain compromise – Linux Backdoor

Linux Supply Chain

• More than 400 Arch Linux AUR packages were hijacked to deploy an infostealer and eBPF rootkit, with a related wave also pushing a Rust credential stealer – AUR Hijack, AUR Malware, Rust Stealer

Ransomware & Extortion

• A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty for involvement in the Conti ransomware operation and faces up to 20 years in prison – Conti Guilty, Conti Plea
• ShinyHunters is actively extorting universities after exploiting an unpatched Oracle PeopleSoft flaw, extending its campaign against higher education – Oracle Extortion

Data Breaches & Fines

• South Korea fined Coupang a record $409 million over a data breach, reinforcing the growing cost of large-scale privacy failures – Coupang Fine, More
• The bankruptcy administrator approved a $47 million settlement fund for 23andMe data breach victims, moving compensation forward for affected users – 23andMe Fund
• Maine disabled its data breach notification portal after fake disclosures, disrupting the state’s incident-reporting process – Maine Portal

Web & App Security

• phpBB fixed an authentication bypass bug that had lurked for about a decade, closing a long-standing forum security gap – phpBB Fix

Law Enforcement & Surveillance

• A major U.S. surveillance program is poised to lapse after legislative deadlock, raising uncertainty around continued FISA authorities – Surveillance Lapse
• U.S., French, and Italian authorities shut down a massive deepfake porn site in a coordinated cross-border takedown – Deepfake Takedown

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