Government security news

Location data sold by the ad industry has reportedly helped adversaries target US troops. The Pentagon has responded by switching off ad tracking on its devices - and you can do the same on yours. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

After a major cyber-attack targeted France's national tax authority, the Prime Minister called for the establishment of a new dedicated cyber incident response capability

Government and industry leaders said simple attacks remain far more consequential than anything AI is doing.

A Chinese-language group is compromising government and education sites to create a reverse-proxy network with gambling-themed sites.

Cross-government plan combines civil ambitions with an increasingly military view of orbit

NCSC warns unapproved AI tools can expose corporate data and create new security risks

The ransomware group’s published dataset reportedly includes Berlin state employee data, as well as highly sensitive emergency plans

Serial Number: AV26-883 Date: September 4, 2026 As of September 3, 2026, Google is affected by vulnerabilities in the following product: Chrome Prior to 152.0.7977.82 Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2026-85046 exists in the wild. Update 1 On September 4, 2026, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added CVE-2026-85046 to their Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Database. The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the provided web links and apply any necessary updates as they become available. Stable Channel Update for Desktop CISA KEV: CVE-2026-85046

Amid heightened scrutiny, the company will use frontier AI to help water, power and local government providers fight malicious actors.

The G7 has published a call to action, urging governments to launch national strategies dedicated to the post-quantum encryption transition