Top Cyber Threats 2026

With so many cyber threats to report on, it's easy to get lost in the weeds. It's good to take a step back and look at the big picture every so often. Today, I'll review some of the top security and privacy threats with investigative cybersecurity journalist Zack Whittaker from Tech Crunch. We'll talk about age verification, mercenary spyware, surveillance capitalism, critical infrastructure hacks, AI and the proliferation of tracking in public spaces - and more!

Interview Notes

This Week in Security: https://this.weekinsecurity.com/

Zack at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/author/zack-whittaker/

Zack’s homepage: https://zackwhittaker.com/

Project Sunshine: https://projectsunshine.org/about

Filtr (Wipr) ad blocker for iPhone: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/04/filtr-is-a-new-privacy-tool-that-blocks-ads-in-almost-every-iphone-and-mac-app/

Apple iPhone security: https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-get-to-know-iphone-privacy-and-security-settings

Google Android security: https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-get-to-know-android-privacy-and-security-settings

Zach’s list: 404media.co, metacurity.com, indicator.media, krebsonsecurity.com, techdirt.com, garbageday.email, thehandbasket.co, karlbode.com, risky.biz, lawdork.com, citationneeded.news, erininthemorning.com

Further Info

Digital Citizen, Phase 1: https://fdsd.me/phase1