An op-ed argues that encryption alone leaves a gap in data protection, because data must be decrypted when it is processed and then moves through clouds, vendors, backups, analytics tools and AI pipelines. The authors propose vaultless, keyless pseudonymization, which replaces sensitive values with realistic, format-preserving substitutes…
A cybersecurity incident at defense contractor BAE Systems has stopped the production and delivery of bankruptcy notices for every US federal bankruptcy court. BAE operates the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) systems and websites on behalf of the federal judiciary. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts confirmed the incident on Oc…
Proofpoint, owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, agreed on Thursday to acquire Varonis Systems in a cash transaction valued at roughly $6.3 billion. The deal combines Proofpoint's people-centric protection (phishing, fraud and email-borne attacks) with Varonis' data security capabilities, which map where sensitive data resides, who c…
Citizen Lab, working with the SHARE Foundation, confirmed with high confidence that the iPhone of Vladan Đokić, rector of the University of Belgrade and a prominent supporter of Serbia's student-led anti-corruption protests, was infected with NSO Group's Pegasus in 2026 through a zero-click exploit (thehackernews.com, securityaffairs.com,…
The Citizen Lab disclosed AdFection on 15 October 2026. It calls this the first public technical confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered to real devices through targeted online advertising. The Israeli ad firm Discover-Tech (spelled Discovere-Tech by bleepingcomputer.com) posed as a legitimate ad company while acting as a b…
Eight intermediate CA certificates of the Indian certificate authority eMudhra (emSign brand), generated on 30 April 2025, were found to have P-384 private keys so weak (integers below 256) that anyone can recover them from the public certificates and forge certificates for any domain. A researcher credited as Wayne reported it on October…