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Cybernews researchers found a publicly accessible Elasticsearch cluster containing 24 billion records and over 8.3 terabytes of infostealer logs — usernames, plaintext passwords, and associated login URLs compiled from at least 36 sources. The database has since been secured.
Attackers published 15 fake AI coding plugins on the JetBrains Marketplace under seven vendor accounts, collectively downloaded nearly 70,000 times. Each plugin silently exfiltrated OpenAI, DeepSeek, and SiliconFlow API keys to an attacker-controlled server.
Google has released Android 17, codenamed Cinnamon Bun, to Pixel 6 and newer devices. The update brings floating app Bubbles, a foldable gaming mode, and deeper Gemini AI integration.
SpaceX filed regulatory documents confirming it will acquire Cursor, the popular AI coding assistant made by Anysphere, for $60 billion in stock. The deal is expected to close in Q3 2026.
Varonis security researchers chained three vulnerabilities in Microsoft 365 Copilot Enterprise Search into an attack that exfiltrates emails, passwords, and files with a single click — patched in early June, disclosed publicly June 15.
Salesforce is buying Fin, the AI customer service platform formerly known as Intercom, in a $3.6 billion deal that brings autonomous agent technology to its fast-growing Agentforce platform.
Fox Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire Roku for approximately $22 billion in cash and stock on June 15, 2026 — combining Fox's live sports and news rights with Roku's 100 million household platform to create the third-largest U.S. TV network by viewing share.
OpenAI announced the OpenAI Partner Network today, backed by $150 million and structured across three tiers — Select, Advanced, and Elite. The program targets 300,000 certified consultants by year-end and includes Accenture, BCG, Capgemini, and McKinsey at launch.
Google's Chrome 150, due June 30, strips the final flag keeping Manifest V2 extensions alive. uBlock Origin's 40 million Chrome users have weeks to find an alternative.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will formally announce a ban on social media platforms for children under 16 on Monday, June 16 — putting the UK on a path that Australia pioneered in late 2024.
SpaceX went public on June 12, 2026, on Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX, selling 555.6 million shares at $135 each to raise $75 billion — the largest IPO in history, surpassing Saudi Aramco's 2019 record and valuing Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company at $1.77 trillion.
Chinese cyberespionage group Velvet Ant compromised an isolated critical infrastructure network in 2016 and remained undetected for a decade — by replacing Linux PAM and OpenSSH binaries with backdoored versions that embedded persistent access into the authentication process itself.