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Be Wary of Fake Pages and Phishing

Malicious actors often create fake pages that mimic legitimate websites to steal credentials[citation:10]. Be cautious of:

  • Pages with suspicious domains (e.g., *.pages.dev, *.workers.dev)[citation:3][citation:9]
  • Requests to paste PowerShell commands or download unexpected files[citation:8]
  • Login pages served from blob URIs instead of legitimate domains[citation:10]

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Pakistan Ordnance Factories Poised for Global Arms Export Surge Amid Shifting Geopolitics

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Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) Wah is the biggest defence industrial complex in spread over 14000 ... 📅 June 28, 2026 📡 Source: News Desk ...

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June 29, 2026 Virtual Reality
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Taliban Spokesperson Exposed: Forced Misinformation Campaign Using Earthquake Victims to Smear Pakistan

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BE ALERT! Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has ordered Taliban accounts to recycle eart... 📅 June 28, 2026 📡 Source: News Desk ...

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June 29, 2026 Virtual Reality
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RAW-GDI Disinformation Network Exposed: Fake Casualty Claims, Recycled Images Surface After Pakistan's Strikes

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ISLAMABAD – Hours after Pakistan's precision strikes on Indian-backed terrorist camps in Afghanistan, a coordinated disinformation campaign by Indian and Afghan intelligence networks...

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  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
June 28, 2026 News
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GDI-RAW Disinformation Network Exposed: Recycled AI Images Expose Fake Casualty Narrative

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ISLAMABAD – A coordinated disinformation campaign orchestrated by Indian intelligence (RAW) and Afghan GDI elements has been exposed after it was revealed that propaganda accounts, inclu...

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  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
June 28, 2026 News
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Susquehanna raises price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to $575

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Wall Street's growing AI optimism is lifting TSMC valuations, with implications that ripple directly into crypto mining hardware supply chains Susquehanna analyst Mehdi Hosseini bumped his price ta...

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June 28, 2026 Crypto
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US allows partial release of Anthropic's Mythos AI model - DW.com

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The United States government has authorized Anthropic to release its powerful Claude Mythos 5, an artificial intelligence model, to some "trusted" American cybersecurity firms, the company announce...

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June 28, 2026 Business
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U.S. government gives Anthropic green light for limited re-release of Mythos 5 - NBC News

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The U.S. government is allowing Anthropic to deploy its Mythos 5 model to a select group of customers and partners, according to a letter from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Anthropic that wa...

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June 28, 2026 Business
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Trump Admin releases Anthropic Mythos to be used by more than 100 US companies, agencies - TechCrunch

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Two weeks into the ban that caused Anthropic to pull its powerful cybersecurity-oriented models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, from the market, the Trump administration is softening its stance. It is now ...

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June 28, 2026 Business
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Anthropic’s Mythos 5 is back - The Verge

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Anthropics Mythos 5 is back The Trump administration approved a select group of users, but Fable 5 is still nowhere in sight. by Hayden FieldClose Posts from… [+5433 chars]

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June 28, 2026 Business
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Anthropic’s Mythos 5 is back - The Verge

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Anthropics Mythos 5 is back The Trump administration approved a select group of users, but Fable 5 is still nowhere in sight. by Hayden FieldClose Posts from… [+5433 chars]

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June 28, 2026 Business
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Identifying Fake Pages

According to security research, be cautious of:

  • Cloudflare Pages abuse: Malicious actors frequently use *.pages.dev domains for phishing[citation:3][citation:9]
  • Blob URI phishing: Fake login pages served via blob URIs to bypass security[citation:10]
  • Fake security pages: Pages pretending to be security services that drop malware[citation:8]
  • SEO spam: Content designed to manipulate search rankings with hidden text or links[citation:1][citation:6]