PQC Push, AI Vuln Hunting, Pirated Traps, Phishing Kits & 20 More Stories
PQC Push, AI Vuln Hunting, Pirated Traps, Phishing Kits & 20 More Stories
https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/threatsday-bulletin-pqc-push-ai-vuln.html
Publish Date: 2026-03-26 07:45:00
Source Domain: thehackernews.com
Some weeks in security feel loud. This one feels sneaky. Less big dramatic fireworks, more of that slow creeping sense that too many people are getting way too comfortable abusing things they probably shouldn’t even be touching.
There’s a little bit of everything in this one, too. Weird delivery tricks, old problems coming back in slightly worse forms, shady infrastructure doing shady infrastructure things, and the usual reminder that if criminals find a workflow annoying, they’ll just make a new one by Friday. Efficient little parasites. You almost have to respect the commitment.
A few of these updates have that nasty “yeah, that tracks” energy. Stuff that sounds niche right up until you picture it landing in a real environment with real users clicking real nonsense because they’re busy and tired and just trying to get through the day. Then it stops being abstract pretty fast.
So yeah, this week’s ThreatsDay Bulletin is a solid scroll-before-you-log-off kind of read. Nothing here needs a full panic spiral, but some of it definitely deserves a raised eyebrow and maybe a muttered: “Oh come on.” Let’s get into it.
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PQC migration fast-tracked
Google has unveiled a 2029 timeline to secure the quantum era with post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migration, urging other engineering teams to follow suit. “This new timeline reflects migration needs for the PQC era in light of progress on quantum computing hardware development, quantum error correction, and quantum factoring resource estimates,” the tech giant said. “Quantum computers will pose a significant threat to current cryptographic standards, and specifically to encryption and digital signatures. The threat to encryption is relevant today with store-now-decrypt-later attacks, while digital signatures are a future threat that require the transition to PQC prior to a Cryptographically Relevant Quantum…
