We urgently need to prepare for quantum computers breaking encryption The maths problems that secure your online bank transactions and emails may soon be undermined by quantum technology. It’s imperative we act now, before it’s too late

The maths problems that secure your online bank transactions and emails may soon be undermined by quantum technology. It’s imperative we act now, before it’s too late.....

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Report: Apple warns Russian iPhone users that unofficial Telegram client Telega contains malicious code — Meduza iPhone users in Russia are being warned that Telega, an unofficial Telegram client, “contains malicious code,” the Telegram news channel Ostorozhno Novosti reported, citing readers.

iPhone users in Russia are being warned that Telega, an unofficial Telegram client, “contains malicious code,” the Telegram news channel Ostorozhno Novosti reported, citing readers.

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Notifications for deleted shouldn't remain in any OS notification database, and we've asked Apple to address this.

In the meantime, you can prevent any preview text from your Signal messages from appearing in your notifications.

Signal Settings > Notifications > Show “No Name or Content”

Wie man sich gegen den Handel mit privaten Daten schützen kann Datenhändler sammeln persönliche Informationen, die von verschiedenen Firmen gekauft werden. Was kann man dagegen tun?

Data brokers collect personal information, which is bought by various companies. Numerous online services promise to remove it. Do they really work?

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Greece announces social media ban for under-15s, citing anxiety and sleep problems PM says ban will come into force in January if it is backed by parliament and calls for united action across EU

Greece is expected to ban social media for children under the age of 15, amid concerns that online platforms are harming children psychologically.

Citizens are divided, while some expressed support for the legislation, but others were skeptical...

🔗 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Five takeaways from the UK’s Cyber Security & Resilience Bill The Cyber Security & Resilience Bill is both predictable and significant, here are five key takeaways that matter most for organizations trying to understand what this Bill really means in practice. 

UK parliament recently introduced the Cyber Security & Resilience Bill (CSRB), & it contains a few surprises.... Five takeaways from the content of CSRB Bill.

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I recently looked at an old Snowden-era document. There‘s a section about “key targets” for counterintelligence, which include ”China, Russia, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, and Cuba.”

Israel’s spying on the US is an open secret inside the IC, but it’s still striking to see what company they’re in.

Russian military hackers reroute British internet users’ traffic UK National Cyber Security Centre warns that vulnerable routers will let attackers steal passwords and log-in details

Russian military hackers reroute British internet users’ traffic 👇

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Digital safety for children - “Better design instead of blanket bans” An international group of experts advocates for new strategies for the digital safety of children and youths aged 13 and older.

Researchers examine digital safety for children and youth, suggesting optimized platform design and AI-based tools instead of blanket bans. The study highlights privacy-preserving interventions and youth participation:

One defendant sent 49,000+ USDT across 15 transactions to a foreign exchange. None conducted attacks — they were the financial logistics layer.

These are among the first cases where blockchain evidence anchored a terrorism financing prosecution in Southeast Asia.

Indonesian authorities convicted three individuals for financing terrorism through crypto — tracing on-chain flows to connect wallet addresses to ISIS-linked networks.

🔗 trmlink.info/4e3JcEP

Declassified: In a new book, academic Damien Van Puyvelde looks at the functioning and role of the French Foreign Intelligence Service (DGSE)... It also examine the legitimacy of it's actions in a Democracy. 👇

🔗 l.lepoint.fr/KQm

This SIPRI good practice guide aims to strengthen efforts by PMP Code of Practice supporters by clarifying how export controls can be applied to CCICs and informing multilateral discussions on using export controls to tackle proliferation and misuse.

🔗 www.sipri.org/public...

One of the most important US-based commercial satellite imagery providers on whom most media outlets rely says the government has asked all imagery providers to indefinitely withhold satellite images from the Israel-USA-Iran War.

Hundreds of UK soldiers exposed at military bases… by their Strava workouts StravaLeaks UK: The popular fitness app is revealing details from inside sensitive sites

Hundreds of UK soldiers exposed at military bases… by their Strava workouts. Runners at one joint UK-US base even jokingly call their route “Security Breach” in the app’s public data.

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Thousands Of Miles From Earth And On Their Way To The Moon, Artemis II Is Having Microsoft Outlook Problems "I have two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working," a male voice told ground control.

Thousands Of Miles From Earth And On Their Way To The Moon, #ArtemisII Is Having Microsoft Outlook Problems down 👇

🔗 www.iflscience.com/thousands-of...

Wherefore Art Thou Congress? Or: Does Congress have a pulse?

“Trump is now involved in what Lincoln considered the ‘the most oppressive of all Kingly oppressions…’ Our elected officials have an obligation not to sit by while a wannabe King plunges us deeper into an unwise and unconstitutional war.”

www.thebulwark.com/p/wherefore-...

Auf Online-Altersbeschränkungen folgt der Wunsch nach dem Verbot von VPN-Diensten Nach den Social-Media-Verboten für Jugendliche und Beschränkungen beim Zugang für pornografische Webseiten setzen nun viele Regierungen das Thema VPN auf ihre Agenda

Wenig überraschend: Auf Social-Media-Verbote folgt der Ruf nach VPN-Verboten.

Dass westliche Demokratien damit dem Vorbild von Russland und China folgen, sollte zu denken geben...

www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Feindbild Zivilgesellschaft - Amadeu Antonio Stiftung Sicherheitsreport zu Angriffen auf Demokratieprojekte

Jeden dritten Tag ein Angriff auf demokratisch Engagierte in Deutschland. Das ist keine Zuspitzung. Es ist das Ergebnis unserer systematischen Analyse. Ein strukturelles Problem für die Demokratie, dass sich durch fehlende politische Rückendeckung zuspitzt🧵:

Can Europe’s public service media survive attacks by the far right? From Italy to France, Germany to Hungary, nationalist governments and politicians are targeting media with the same playbook

Can Europe’s public service media survive attacks by the far right?

He Helped Stop Iran from Getting the Bomb A former C.I.A. officer says that he recruited scientists as part of the United States’ effort to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program.

A former C.I.A. officer says that he recruited scientists as part of the United States’ effort to disrupt Iran’s nuclear programme.

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Greek court convicts Intellexa founder Tal Dilian, three others in wiretapping scandal - ICIJ The former Israeli intelligence officer’s spyware has helped some of the world’s most brutal regimes spy on journalists and political opponents.

The convictions of four business executives linked to #spyware developer #Intellexa may also lead to further prosecutions against those who played a role in “#Predatorgate,” a 2022 phone #hacking scandal. #SurveillanceCapitalism

READ the #ICIJ story👇

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Germany: Police dismantle major cyberattack 'botnets' German authorities have shut down two of the world’s largest "botnets" as part of a joint three-nation operation. Each of the networks hijacked millions of compromised everyday devices to take part in cyberattacks.

German authorities have shut down two of the world’s largest "botnets" as part of a joint three-nation operation targeting cybercrime. The networks had hijacked millions of compromised everyday devices to take part in cyberattacks.

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“civilian infrastructure is gonna remain a legitimate target for cyber operations and there isn’t a goddamn thing you can do about it” (2026)

Israeli spies stand accused by Slovenian law enforcement of helping leak recordings designed to undermine PM Robert Golob’s government ahead of a national election.

The espionage claims land at a moment of heightened anxiety in Europe.

🔗 www.politico.eu/article/blac...

Google Threat Intelligence Group has identified DarkSword, a new iOS exploit chain leveraging six zero-day vulnerabilities.

Multiple threat actors are actively using it to deploy malware payloads. Update your devices or enable Lockdown Mode.

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Anthropic ban heralds new era of supply chain risk — with no clear playbook Pentagon guidance on how to remove Anthropic shows what enforcement could look like, but most organizations lack the visibility and consensus needed to respond to what the Trump administration describes as a new category of supply chain risk.

how CISOs face a steep curve to identify, isolate, and potentially remove a specific AI technology from across their organizations without a clear understanding of where it resides or how deeply it is embedded.

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A number of Jewish organizations are shrilly insisting that any criticism of Israeli genocide and warmongering is an illegitimate attack on Jews. At the same time, an increasing number of non-Jewish people are insisting that any attack on Jews is a legitimate attack on Israel.

This sucks, man

US weighs easing some Iran oil sanctions, urges citizens to leave Saudi Arabia As energy markets reached new levels of instability, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US could lift sanctions from Iranian oil at sea in order to put downward pressure on prices.

🚨 US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) filed three legislative measures Thursday in an attempt to block the State Department’s plan to provide Israel with 22,000 offensive air-dropped munitions.

Live updates: www.al-monitor.com/live-blog/us...

Millions of 'anonymous' crime tips exposed in massive Crime Stoppers hack: Exclusive SAN Exclusive: More than 8.3 million records from the anonymous crime tip company that powers Crime Stoppers have been exposed by hackers.

EXCLUSIVE: Millions of 'anonymous' crime tips sent to law enforcement, the military and Crime Stoppers have been exposed by hackers.

The data—provided to me & @ddosecrets.org by the hackers—contains 8.3 million highly sensitive records spanning from 1987 to 2025.

san.com/cc/millions-...