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West Pharmaceutical says hackers stole data, encrypted systems

The West Pharmaceutical cyberattack is a serious reminder that ransomware and data-theft incidents in the pharmaceutical supply chain can have consequences beyond IT disruption. West disclosed that unauthorized actors exfiltrated data and encrypted certain systems, forcing the…

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In brief

Microsoft says some users can't install Office on Windows 365 devices

Microsoft’s warning that some users are unable to download and install Office on Windows 365 devices highlights the operational risk of clo…

May 13, 2026

Android Adds Intrusion Logging for Sophisticated Spyware Forensics

Android’s new Intrusion Logging feature is an important step for protecting high-risk users such as journalists, activists, executives, gov…

May 13, 2026

UK fines water supplier $1.3M for exposing data of 664k customers

The South Staffordshire Water incident shows why critical infrastructure providers must treat customer data protection with the same seriou…

May 13, 2026

Signal adds security warnings for social engineering, phishing attacks

Signal’s new security warnings are a practical response to a growing reality: encryption protects messages in transit, but it cannot protec…

May 13, 2026

Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5087544 extended security update

Microsoft’s Windows 10 KB5087544 Extended Security Update is a reminder that Windows 10 has now moved into a security-maintenance phase, no…

May 13, 2026

Fortinet warns of critical RCE flaws in FortiSandbox and FortiAuthenticator

Fortinet’s warning about critical RCE vulnerabilities in FortiSandbox and FortiAuthenticator highlights the risk of security infrastructure…

May 13, 2026

Windows 11 KB5089549 & KB5087420 cumulative updates released

endpoint patching remains a core part of enterprise security. These updates cover Windows 11 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 and include the May 2026 Pa…

May 13, 2026

New Exim BDAT Vulnerability Exposes GnuTLS Builds to Potential Code Execution

The Exim BDAT vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-45185 and also called “Dead.Letter,” is a serious reminder that email infrastructure remai…

May 13, 2026

Škoda warns of customer data breach after online shop hack

The Škoda online shop breach shows that even customer-facing commerce portals can become a serious security risk when vulnerabilities are l…

May 12, 2026

Android 17 to expand banking scam call and privacy protections

Android 17’s expanded protections against banking scam calls are a timely step in the right direction. Financial fraud has moved beyond mal…

May 12, 2026

RubyGems Suspends New Signups After Hundreds of Malicious Packages Are Uploaded

RubyGems temporarily suspending new signups after hundreds of malicious packages were uploaded is a clear warning that open-source package …

May 12, 2026