Microsoft Rolls Out 22 Fresh Security Patches 2026-08-21 at 11:12 By Ionut Arghire Most of the fixes resolve code execution, privilege escalation, and information disclosure vulnerabilities. The post Microsoft Rolls Out 22 Fresh Security Patches appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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CISA Urges Immediate Patching of Exploited Microsoft, VMware, Apple Vulnerabilities 2026-08-19 at 13:37 By Ionut Arghire The flaws can be exploited for remote code execution, authentication bypass, and device takeover. The post CISA Urges Immediate Patching of Exploited Microsoft, VMware, Apple Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original
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Attackers exploit critical SharePoint flaw after PoC goes public (CVE-2026-55040) 2026-08-13 at 16:05 By Sinisa Markovic Threat actors have begun exploiting a critical Microsoft SharePoint flaw following the release of proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code by Rapid7. About CVE-2026-55040 Tracked as CVE-2026-55040, the vulnerability was patched by Microsoft as part of its July 2026 Patch Tuesday
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August 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 421 CVEs, One Exploited Zero-Day 2026-08-11 at 21:46 By Ionut Arghire A use-after-free in the afd.sys Windows kernel-mode driver has been exploited to gain SYSTEM privileges. The post August 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 421 CVEs, One Exploited Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from
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Microsoft Entra ID is removing an extra MFA hurdle for Windows Hello and macOS PSSO users 2026-08-10 at 16:19 By Sinisa Markovic Microsoft is changing how Entra ID handles MFA for people who sign in with Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) or macOS Platform Single Sign-On (PSSO). The rollout reaches worldwide and GCC tenants starting
N-able ships second N-central hotfix as attackers keep exploiting CVE-2026-18577 2026-08-10 at 14:34 By Zeljka Zorz To help customers fend off ongoing attacks, N-able released a second security hotfix for N‑central, its monitoring and management (RMM) solution popular with managed service providers (MSPs). “Hotfix 2 is required, even if you already applied the earlier hotfix.
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200 accounts compromised in Swiss government’s Microsoft SharePoint breach 2026-08-07 at 15:29 By Sinisa Markovic Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint servers belonging to Switzerland’s Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication (BIT), compromising the login credentials of around 200 accounts. On July 28, BIT’s security specialists noticed unusual activity on the SharePoint servers.
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Microsoft, Apple Release Fresh Security Updates 2026-08-07 at 12:09 By Ionut Arghire Microsoft fixed critical vulnerabilities across Azure, Entra, and SharePoint, while Apple patched a high-severity authentication bypass. The post Microsoft, Apple Release Fresh Security Updates appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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August 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: How do we deal with the patch apocalypse? 2026-08-07 at 09:00 By Help Net Security July 2026 Patch Tuesday was record-setting in so many ways. The sheer volume of security patches for almost every product in the Microsoft portfolio was the highest ever and, of course, well over 600 CVEs
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Russian hackers abuse hotel Wi-Fi networks to steal Microsoft 365 credentials and deploy malware 2026-08-04 at 13:45 By Sinisa Markovic Midnight Blizzard, the Russian threat actor tied to the country’s foreign intelligence service, has spent months targeting users of public Wi-Fi networks at places like hotels and conference centers, according to new findings from Microsoft
Microsoft shortens NuGet API key lifetime to improve supply chain security 2026-08-04 at 11:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Microsoft is reducing the lifetime of new NuGet.org API keys from 365 days to 30 days starting August 17, 2026, to improve the security of NuGet, its package repository for .NET developers. API keys created before August 17
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Microsoft Bug Bounty Program: $20 Million Paid to 500 Researchers 2026-08-04 at 08:18 By Eduard Kovacs The biggest single reward paid out by Microsoft between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, was $200,000. The post Microsoft Bug Bounty Program: $20 Million Paid to 500 Researchers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt
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Russian State APT Linked to Recent Public Wi-Fi Gateway Hacking 2026-08-03 at 12:17 By Ionut Arghire Midnight Blizzard has been stealing Microsoft account credentials via compromised Wi-Fi networks at hospitality organizations. The post Russian State APT Linked to Recent Public Wi-Fi Gateway Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View
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Microsoft Unveils MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, Its First Cybersecurity AI Model 2026-07-28 at 14:11 By Eduard Kovacs The company claims MAI-Cyber-1-Flash tops Anthropic’s Mythos and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol in CyberGym testing. The post Microsoft Unveils MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, Its First Cybersecurity AI Model appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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Microsoft unveils MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, promises cybersecurity AI at half the cost 2026-07-27 at 22:23 By Sinisa Markovic Microsoft has introduced MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, a security-focused AI model built into MDASH, the company’s multi-agent vulnerability identification and remediation system. MAI-Cyber-1-Flash is Microsoft’s first model built specifically for cybersecurity work, and the company stated that it went through review by
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PoC exploit released for critical AD CS domain-takeover flaw (CVE-2026-54121) 2026-07-27 at 15:04 By Zeljka Zorz Security researchers who discovered and reported CVE-2026-54121 (aka “Certighost”), a critical privilege elevation vulnerability in Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for and technical details related to the flaw. The vulnerability AD CS
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Microsoft tightens Windows enterprise activation security 2026-07-24 at 12:52 By Anamarija Pogorelec Microsoft is making Trusted Platform Module (TPM)-backed attestation a requirement for Windows Key Management Service (KMS), the on-premises service used for Windows volume activation, replacing the software-only trust model with hardware-backed verification to strengthen enterprise activation security. Attestation will become mandatory with the
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Meet Dusseldorf, Microsoft’s open-source out-of-band security platform 2026-07-20 at 09:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Out-of-band vulnerabilities surface when an application quietly reaches out to an external system during an attack, and capturing that traffic calls for infrastructure that many researchers assemble on their own. A new open-source project from Microsoft supplies that infrastructure in a package
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Microsoft makes Windows SSO prompts easier to manage 2026-07-16 at 11:47 By Anamarija Pogorelec Microsoft is introducing a new registry-based policy that lets IT administrators automatically accept Windows SSO permissions on Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 devices managed with Microsoft Entra ID. Users with personal Microsoft accounts and devices outside policy-managed environments will continue
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VS Code agent host runs Copilot, Claude, and Codex in a dedicated process 2026-07-16 at 10:45 By Anamarija Pogorelec Developers who lean on AI coding agents often keep several editor windows open at once, each tied to its own session. The 1.129 release of Visual Studio Code reworks that setup with a dedicated agent host.
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