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# ⚡ Weekly Recap: Proxy Botnets, Browser Ransomware, AI Agent Tricks, Fake PoC Malware and More

**Source:** Unknown  
**Published:** July 6, 2026  
**Original:** https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/monday-recap-proxy-botnets-browser.html  

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- [Overview](#overview)

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## Overview

A streaming box should not need a threat model. Neither should a username field, a demo repo, a reset flow, or a browser permission prompt. That is the irritating part this week: the risky pieces were ordinary. Home devices became a routing cover. Clean code pulled dirt from a dependency. Identity shortcuts aged badly. AI systems trusted the wrong instructions. Same soft spot throughout: trust

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