Pegasus, NoviSpy variant spyware found on devices of Serbian activists

It’s the first Pegasus infection of 2026 that Citizen Lab is forensically confirming, and the SHARE Foundation said it’s the biggest wave of spyware surveillance in Serbia yet.

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Wyden seeks upgraded NSA security guidance on commercial VPN use

it’s the latest in a sequence of letters to feds from Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on commercial VPNs.

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‘Watershed 250’ test program in Texas looks to private sector for water cybersecurity help

The six-month program will be overseen by the Office of the National Cyber Director and Texas Cyber Command to “find out what works.”

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Cyber threats nudge Trump to sign executive order on foreign equipment in U.S. energy infrastructure

The order says any foreign-produced equipment deemed to pose national security risks can’t be purchased or installed.

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Three 10.0 security flaws fixed across Ubiquiti’s UniFi line

The communications product company disclosed 22 total Wednesday, all but one of which was rated “critical” at 9.0 or higher.

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Arrested man allegedly impersonated NSA elite hacking unit, Supreme Court chief justice

Joshua Culver, aka “Maverick Young,” is accused of imitating the head of the NSA’s Tailored Access Operations unit during a time it wasn’t called that.

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Water sector passes, government sector fails attempts to spot and halt simulated CISA attack

Agency red-teamers got initial access to both organizations they tested, but one quickly isolated and shut down the attempts from going further.

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Treasury sanctions alleged Iranian hackers as part of ‘economic D-Day’

It’s a follow-up to an indictment the Justice Department unsealed last week against people affiliated with the Mabna Institute.

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Lawmakers seek watchdog review of federal hacking of Americans

Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Greg Casar want a GAO probe on the government’s use of spyware and other sophisticated hacking tools and authorities.

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Retail theft bill spurs ‘very large and very dangerous’ surveillance fears

The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act has won a big House vote and could be on the fast track in the Senate — and supporters say it could help fight cybercrime.

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