Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5087544 extended security update

Microsoft has released Windows 10 KB5087544 to address May 2026 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities and fix a Remote Desktop warning display issue. The update also includes Secure Boot improvements, a daylight saving time change for Egypt, and a note about a BitLocker recovery key prompt affecting some systems. #Windows10 #KB5087544 #RemoteDesktop #SecureBoot #BitLocker

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Signal adds security warnings for social engineering, phishing attacks

Signal has added new in-app confirmations, warning messages, and educational prompts to help users spot phishing and social engineering attempts. The update follows attacks that used bogus “Signal Support” alerts and the Linked Device feature to compromise accounts, including incidents linked to Russian state-sponsored hackers. #Signal #SignalSupport #FBI #RussianHackers

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UK fines water supplier .3M for exposing data of 664k customers

South Staffordshire Water Plc and South Staffordshire Plc were fined £963,900 after a cyberattack exposed the personal data of 663,887 customers and employees, with the ICO confirming the leaked data was authentic. The breach began with a phishing attack in 2020, went undetected for 20 months, and involved malware that led to privilege escalation and domain administrator access. #SouthStaffordshireWaterPlc #SouthStaffordshirePlc #ICO #Cl0p

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New Exim BDAT Vulnerability Exposes GnuTLS Builds to Potential Code Execution

Exim has patched CVE-2026-45185, also known as Dead.Letter, a severe use-after-free flaw in BDAT message handling that could lead to heap corruption and potential code execution on affected GnuTLS-based builds. The issue impacts Exim versions 4.97 through 4.99.2 and is fixed in 4.99.3, with users urged to upgrade immediately. #Exim #CVE-2026-45185…

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Microsoft Patches 137 Vulnerabilities

Microsoft patched 137 vulnerabilities across its products, including critical flaws in the Microsoft SSO Plugin for Jira & Confluence and high-severity remote code execution bugs in Microsoft Word. Several issues are considered more likely to be exploited, while Adobe also released patches for 52 vulnerabilities across 10 products. #Microsoft #MicrosoftSSOPluginforJiraConfluence #MicrosoftWord…

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Google and Amnesty International teamed up to make it harder for spyware vendors to hide

Google has begun rolling out Intrusion Logging for Android phones, a new forensic feature in Advanced Protection Mode designed to preserve evidence of sophisticated intrusions such as spyware installs and device compromise. Amnesty International called it an important first for helping investigators detect and respond to advanced attacks on Android devices, though the feature is currently limited to Android 16 Pixel devices and requires careful handling of sensitive logs. #Google #AmnestyInternational #Android #Pixel #AdvancedProtectionMode

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Android 17 to expand banking scam call and privacy protections

Android 17 will add stronger anti-theft, scam-call blocking, and threat detection features, including tighter protections for banking apps, improved Live Threat Detection, and biometric “Mark as lost” controls. Google also plans broader privacy and security upgrades such as APK scanning, OTP hiding, post-quantum cryptography, and expanded Advanced Protection across Android versions. #Android17 #Revolut #ItaúUnibanco #Nubank #PlayProtect

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Instructure reaches ‘agreement’ with ShinyHunters to stop data leak

Instructure says it reached an agreement with ShinyHunters after the group stole and then returned data from a breach affecting its Canvas LMS, which serves over 30 million users across 8,000 schools and universities. The attack exploited Free-for-Teacher and Canvas XSS flaws to steal information and deface login portals, and Instructure says no customers will be extorted. #Instructure #Canvas #ShinyHunters

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