West Pharmaceutical says hackers stole data, encrypted systems

2026-05-14T07:23:30Z6109c560afe8024e58ba2faf7572c0c35f54b31faecd50991ad8dac5ad212e22
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Multiple high-impact security incidents and vulnerabilities were reported: West Pharmaceutical disclosed a cyberattack involving data exfiltration and system encryption; Foxconn confirmed a Nitrogen ransomware incident affecting North American factories; Iran-linked APT MuddyWater (Seedworm/Static Kitten) conducted a broad espionage campaign targeting at least nine major organizations including a South Korean electronics firm. A critical Exim mail transfer agent flaw was disclosed that can allow unauthenticated remote code execution in certain configurations. Separately, two unpatched Windows/

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