Privacy
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Signal adds post‑quantum SPQR ratchet to its protocol
Signal announced the Sparse Post Quantum Ratchet (SPQR), to be combined with its Double Ratchet into a Triple Ratchet that Signal says will add post‑quantum protections while preserving forward secrecy and post‑compromise security, and will be rolled out gradually with formal verification and academic review.
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Renault and Dacia inform UK customers of data exposure after third‑party breach
Renault and Dacia told UK customers that personal data held by a third‑party provider was taken in a cyberattack, exposing names, contact details and vehicle identifiers; Renault said banking data was not exposed and declined to name the supplier or say how many customers were affected.
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Adobe says Analytics ingestion bug caused some customers’ data to appear in other tenants
Adobe said an ingestion bug in Analytics Edge caused some organisations’ data to appear in other customers’ analytics instances between Sept. 17 and Sept. 18, 2025; Adobe is cleaning impacted datasets and a customer advisory seen by BleepingComputer instructs deletion of affected data and backups.
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US Air Force investigating ‘privacy-related issue’ after alleged SharePoint notice
The Department of the Air Force is investigating a “privacy-related issue” after an alleged notice said USAF SharePoint permissions exposed PII and PHI and that SharePoint, Teams and Power BI might be blocked; officials have provided limited confirmation and Microsoft declined to comment.
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Breach of RemoteCOM surveillance service exposes records of nearly 14,000 monitored people
A breach of RemoteCOM’s SCOUT monitoring system exposed nearly 14,000 records of people under court supervision and contact details for thousands of officers, with leaked files showing device monitoring data, activity alerts and fees for monitored individuals.
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Asahi suspends Japan operations after cyberattack
Asahi Group Holdings said a cyberattack has forced a halt to ordering, shipping and customer service operations in Japan; the company is investigating and said there is no confirmed data leakage so far but gave no recovery timeline.
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Volvo North America confirms employee data exposure after Miljödata ransomware attack
Volvo North America confirmed that attackers accessed employee data after its HR-system provider Miljödata was hit by a ransomware attack, exposing names and Social Security numbers and affecting a wide network of Swedish municipalities and institutions.
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Archer Health data breach exposes 145,000 patient records in publicly accessible database
A California-based in-home health provider, Archer Health Inc., left a 23 GB cache of medical and personal data publicly accessible, exposing more than 145,000 files including patient names, SSNs and medical histories. The database was secured within hours after a cybersecurity researcher alerted investigators, and the company says it is investigating the incident, which underscores…
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Senate Democrats flag DOGE program for privacy, cybersecurity risks across three federal agencies
A Senate Democratic report accuses the DOGE program of violating federal law and exposing Americans’ personal data across three agencies, urging immediate safeguards and compliance measures amid warnings of heightened identity theft risk.
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FBI Warns of Fake IC3 Websites Designed to Steal Personal Data
The FBI warning highlights that criminals are creating spoofed IC3 websites to harvest personal data, noting more than 100 impersonation reports since late 2023 and urging direct access to IC3.gov and vigilance against look-alike domains and scam communications.
