West Pharmaceutical says hackers stole data, encrypted systems
West Pharmaceutical Services disclosed that it was the target of a cyberattack that resulted in data exfiltration and system encryption. The company said that it detected…
Month: May 2026
New Linux Kernel Vulnerability Enables Root Access
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability dubbed Fragnesia allows any local unprivileged user to escalate privileges to root without requiring a race condition, making it…
Innovator Spotlight: Axonius – Cyber Defense Magazine
How Axonius is Turning Asset Chaos into Intelligent Action If you have ever sat in a boardroom and been hit with the classic CISO gut-punch…
Google Enhances Android Mobile Security with New AI-powered Protections
Mobile devices have become ground zero for a ruthless wave of cyberattacks, with invisible threat actors draining bank accounts and hijacking digital identities before victims…
Instructure Reaches Deal with ShinyHunters to Prevent Canvas Data Leak
The company behind the Canvas learning platform, Instructure, has reached an agreement with ShinyHunters, who stole 275 million student records this month. The hackers originally…
Apricorn hardens ASK3 encrypted USB drive for extreme conditions
Apricorn has announced enhancements to its Aegis Secure Key 3.0 (ASK3), delivering faster performance and new environmental protection capabilities designed to secure the device and…
Azerbaijani Energy Firm Hit by Repeated Microsoft Exchange Exploitation
Ravie LakshmananMay 13, 2026Cyber Espionage / Malware A threat actor with affiliations to China has been linked to a “multi-wave intrusion” targeting an unnamed Azerbaijani…
Computer Misuse Act reform to move forward in National Security Bill
The long-awaited reform of Britain’s outdated Computer Misuse Act of 1990 – which has hamstrung the work of Britain’s cyber security professionals and researchers for…
Labor to consult with telcos on key telco legislation reforms
The Labor government will consult with the telco industry on reforms to two key pieces of telecommunications legislation in a bid to accelerate investment within…
Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks Find Many Vulnerabilities by Using AI on Their Own Code
Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks have separately reported this week that they have seen significant results after turning AI on their own code to find…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for May 2026 fix 138 bugs, some of them are alarming
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for May 2026 fix 138 bugs, some of them are alarming Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2026 Microsoft’s May 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed…
OpenAI launches Daybreak to combat cyber threats
The cybersecurity initiative uses AI to detect software vulnerabilities, partnering with Cloudflare, Cisco and CrowdStrike to counter threats. Source link