• Samsung patches zero-day security flaw used to hack into its customers’ phones: Samsung said the security flaw, discovered in a software library for displaying images on Samsung devices, allows hackers to remotely plant malicious code on Samsung devices running Android 13 through the most recent version, Android 16.
• Experts: European Union’s ‘chat control’ plan a blow to free speech: The regulation, led by the Council of the European Union and commonly known as “chat control,” rests on two pillars: the preemptive scanning of content and the verification of users’ ages.
• Proton Mail suspended journalist accounts at request of cybersecurity agency: The journalists were reporting on suspected North Korean hackers. Proton only reinstated their accounts after a public outcry.
• Mexican Allies Raise Alarms About New Mass Surveillance Laws, Call for International Support: The Mexican government passed a package of outrageously privacy-invasive laws in July that gives both civil and military law enforcement forces access to troves of personal data and forces every individual to turn over biometric information regardless of any suspicion of crime.
• Analyzing the Great Firewall’s Largest Document Leak: The Great Firewall of China (GFW) experienced the largest leak of internal documents in its history on Thursday September 11, 2025. Over 500 GB of source code, work logs, and internal communication records were leaked, revealing details of the GFW’s research, development, and operations.