Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5126657 extended security update
Microsoft released the Windows 10 KB5126657 extended security update, which includes this month’s record-breaking October 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes and a few bug fixes and changes. If you are running Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC or are enrolled in the ESU program, you can install this update like normal by going into Settings, clicking on Windows […]
Microsoft: Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro reached end of support
Microsoft announced today that devices running Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro editions have reached the end of support and will no longer receive monthly security and non-security preview updates. However, according to Microsoft’s lifecycle policy, Windows 11 24H2 Enterprise and Education editions remain under mainstream support until October 12, 2027. “Today, October 13, 2026, […]
UK Housing Ombudsman Service investigates ‘security incident’
The U.K. Housing Ombudsman Service is investigating a third-party IT security incident that impacted its case management system on Tuesday. Established under the Housing Act 1996, the Housing Ombudsman is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government. The watchdog settles disputes between social housing residents and social […]
Windows 11 KB5127648 & KB5126653 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released the Patch Tuesday Windows 11 KB5127648 and KB5126653 cumulative updates for versions 26H2/25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs, and add new features. Today’s updates are mandatory as they contain the October 2026 Patch Tuesday security patches for hundreds of vulnerabilities discovered in previous months. You can install today’s update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking […]
TFG London cyberattack disrupts systems at Hobbs and Whistles retailers
TFG London detected a cybersecurity incident that impacted IT systems used by the Phase Eight, Hobbs, and Whistles premium fashion brands. The company disclosed earlier today that several IT systems remain unavailable, although physical stores remain open for customers. According to the press release, the incident has not affected the group’s other brands, Inside Story […]
Ivanti warns of Connect Secure zero-day exploited in attacks
Ivanti urged customers on Tuesday to immediately patch an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in the Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) remote access gateway. Formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure and originally Juniper Pulse, the enterprise-grade ICS SSL VPN provides remote employees, contractors, and hybrid workforces with secure access to corporate and cloud resources. Tracked as CVE-2026-104935, […]
Docker Hub flaw let attackers impersonate users, tamper with images
Docker has disclosed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-105445) in Docker Hub that let attackers access another user’s container repositories using a personal access token (PAT). Docker Hub is an online registry for storing, sharing, and downloading container images – templates that package everything needed for an application to run in an isolated environment. In Docker Hub, […]
SAP warns of maximum severity OAuth2 SSRF security flaw
SAP has addressed 20 security flaws across multiple products in its October 2026 security updates, including a maximum-severity vulnerability in the Cloud SDK for Python. The SAP Python SDK is the official programmatic toolkit for developing AI agents and Python applications on the company’s SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) services. Tracked as CVE-2026-89111, the maximum-severity […]
Norway fines Microsoft ad firm $9.6 million over Grindr data sharing
Norway’s Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) has fined Xandr, a Microsoft-owned advertising company, $9.6M (NOK 92 million) for unlawfully processing and sharing sensitive data belonging to Grindr users in the country. The data protection authority said this is the largest fine it has ever issued. “We issued such a high fine in this case because the […]
Yandex confirms service outage as users lose access to cloud files
Russian cloud services provider Yandex announced that drone attacks damaged three of its data centers, forcing it to shut down two facilities and partially disable a third. Yandex customers are experiencing service outages, some of them reporting inability to access files stored on the company’s cloud infrastructure. The impacted data centers are in Sasovo (hit on […]