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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, not a feature-development phase. For organizations still running Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC or systems enrolled in the ESU program, these up…

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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

Fuji Electric Tellus

The CISA advisory on Fuji Electric Tellus is another reminder that industrial software security must be treated beyond the application laye…

May 12, 2026

New TrickMo Variant Uses TON C2 and SOCKS5 to Create Android Network Pivots

https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/new-trickmo-variant-uses-ton-c2-and.html

May 12, 2026

Mini Shai-Hulud Worm Compromises TanStack, Mistral AI, Guardrails AI & More Packages

The Mini Shai-Hulud campaign shows how dangerous modern software supply-chain attacks have become when CI/CD, package registries, provenanc…

May 12, 2026

SAP fixes critical vulnerabilities in Commerce Cloud and S/4HANA

SAP’s May 2026 security updates should be treated with urgency because the affected products sit at the heart of business operations. The u…

May 12, 2026

iOS 26.5 Brings Default End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging Between iPhone and Android

Apple enabling default end-to-end encrypted RCS between iPhone and Android users is a major step forward because it finally improves privac…

May 12, 2026

Official CheckMarx Jenkins package compromised with infostealer

The Checkmarx Jenkins AST plugin compromise is a serious supply-chain warning because Jenkins plugins run inside CI/CD environments where s…

May 12, 2026

New GhostLock tool abuses Windows API to block file access

GhostLock is a useful reminder that availability attacks do not always need encryption, deletion, or ransomware-style payloads. By abusing …

May 12, 2026

Instructure confirms hackers used Canvas flaw to deface portals

The Canvas incident shows why XSS in trusted platforms should never be treated as a minor UI issue. Instructure confirmed that attackers ex…

May 11, 2026