Foxconn Confirms North American Factories Hit by Cyberattack

2026-05-14T07:24:08Z5bbd61890daeab10f86cb7eb4c5842965b97742a2245034f73e01355ce9f5b91
CVE-2026-40361ai-securityamdcanvasdata breachexfiltrationfortinetfoxconngovernment scrutinyhealthcare breachindustrial/manufacturinginstructureintelivantimalicious packagesmdash (microsoft)`,`mythos (palo alto)`,`agentic red teaming`nitrogenopenloopoutlookpatch managementransomwarerubygemssoftware supply chainvulnerability disclosurezero-click

What happened

Multiple high-impact cybersecurity developments: Foxconn confirmed a cyberattack—claimed by the Nitrogen ransomware group—with about 8 TB of data allegedly stolen from North American factories. Microsoft patched a critical zero-click Outlook vulnerability (CVE-2026-40361). Fortinet and Ivanti released patches for critical flaws, and Intel and AMD published advisories addressing dozens of vulnerabilities (roughly 70). OpenLoop Health disclosed a breach affecting ~716,000 users. RubyGems suspended registrations after more than 500 malicious packages were pushed. Security vendors are increasingly

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