Today in News History

On June 18, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1904, Keye Luke, Chinese-American actor (died 1991) was born. In 1945, William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II. In 1965, Vietnam War: The United States Air Force uses B-52 bombers to attack guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam. In 1971, Kerry Butler, American actress and singer was born. In 1974, Sergey Sharikov, Russian fencer and coach (died 2015) was born. In 1993, Craig Rodwell, American activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop (born 1940) passed away. In 2007, Bernard Manning, English comedian and actor (born 1930) passed away. In 2018, Jimmy Wopo, American rapper (born 1997) passed away. In 2023, Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board including the co-founder and CEO of the company, Stockton Rush in the North Atlantic Ocean. In 2023, Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion: Shahzada Dawood, Pakistani-British businessman (born 1975) Hamish Harding, British businessman (born 1964) Paul-Henri Nargeolet, French navy commander and explorer (born 1946) Stockton Rush, American businessman, CEO and founder of OceanGate (born 1962) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Malicious JetBrains Plugins Steal AI API Keys as Chrome Extensions Capture Chatbot Chats

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June 17, 2026

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Malicious JetBrains Plugins Steal AI API Keys as Chrome Extensions Capture Chatbot Chats

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a coordinated malware campaign on the JetBrains Marketplace that has published no less than 15 malicious plugins capable of exfiltrating artificial intelligence (AI) provider keys. Every plugin poses as an AI coding assistant built on DeepSeek and other large language models, offering chat, commit messages, code review, bug finding, and unit tests,

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