ON August 7, 2026, at DEF CON 34, security researcher Jonathan Brossard announced the revival of the original Bugtraq mailing list, first established in 1993. Bugtraq has been a crucial platform for discussing cybersecurity vulnerabilities and solutions, boasting over 120,000 references from the NVD/CVE database. This community-driven service, free from paywalls and commercial agendas, aims to archive and share security research for posterity.
It features two lists: the original Bugtraq mailing list and another focused on AI research. Subscriptions and archives are accessible at securityfocus.com and bugtraq.ai. The announcement was supported by DEF CON founder Jeff Moss, and a call for moderators to help manage the community was issued. Bugtraq is renowned for its impact on information security, with acknowledgments to past moderators and the preservation efforts of Solar Designer.