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  1. Microsoft Excel KB5002914 update breaks copy and paste for some users

    BleepingComputer · · Low severity

    Microsoft Excel users report that this week's KB5002914 Office security update is breaking copy-and-paste operations and formula dragging, with affected users saying that removing or rolling back the update restores normal functionality.

  2. Detect and disrupt AI-themed attacks with Microsoft Defender

    Microsoft Security Blog · · Medium severity

    Every wave of technology excitement creates a new opportunity for cyberattackers, and AI is no exception. Microsoft Threat Intelligence has published research showing a growing set of campaigns that impersonate popular AI platforms and...

  3. Azure SQL Data Sync stops taking newcomers before 2027 execution

    The Register ·

    Microsoft has entered the final phase of retiring Azure SQL Data Sync, blocking new deployments in subscriptions that have never used the service. The restriction took effect on September 9, ahead of the service's shutdown on September...

  4. Microsoft invented the iPhone Duo back in 2009 [Video]

    9to5Mac ·

    Those with very long memories might have spotted a resemblance between the iPhone Duo and a prototype device seen way back in 2009, the Microsoft Courier . My headline is, of course, tongue-in-cheek: Microsoft never got any further than...

  5. Microsoft is using AI to review the flood of AI-coded Edge extensions

    TechSpot ·

    Microsoft is reacting to AI-coded Edge extensions by using more AI and automated checks in the add-on review process itself. The company highlights the rapid adoption of "AI-assisted" coding among add-on developers but remains committed...

  6. New ‘ShieldCrash’ Zero-Day Exploit Targets Microsoft Defender

    SecurityWeek · · Critical severity

    The exploit provides full System privileges on Windows machines running the September 2026 patches. The post New ‘ShieldCrash’ Zero-Day Exploit Targets Microsoft Defender appeared first on SecurityWeek .

  7. Microsoft goes after Salesforce and ERP users with AI-powered converter

    The Register ·

    Microsoft has found another use for AI: providing an off-ramp for Salesforce customers. The software giant on Wednesday gave the world “Dynamics 365 Activate,” software that executive veep for Apps and Agents Jeff Teper described as “a...

  8. Serial Microsoft 0-day hunter drops yet another Defender exploit

    The Register · · Critical severity

    Zero-day researcher Nightmare Eclipse, aka MSNightmare, published yet another Microsoft Defender proof-of-concept exploit for a zero-day dubbed ShieldCrash, which they claim will allow attackers to bypass the earlier ShieldBreak patch...

  9. Microsoft Fixes 974 Flaws in Record Patch Tuesday

    TechRepublic ·

    Microsoft’s record September Patch Tuesday fixes 974 vulnerabilities, including two exploited zero-days. Here’s what IT teams should prioritize. The post Microsoft Fixes 974 Flaws in Record Patch Tuesday appeared first on TechRepublic .

  10. Microsoft has new AI privacy rules for schools

    The Verge ·

    Microsoft agreed to a set of safety and privacy principles for AI in schools a week after two major school systems announced a ban on student-facing AI. In a new agreement with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the...

  11. Microsoft Breaks Another Patch Tuesday Record

    Slashdot ·

    Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday is its largest ever, fixing a record 966 vulnerabilities, including 105 rated critical and two zero-days already being exploited in attacks. BleepingComputer reports: This Patch Tuesday addresses...

  12. Microsoft closes the book on Publisher and unplugs Project Online

    The Register ·

    Microsoft will retire Project Online and remove Publisher from Microsoft 365 over the coming weeks, while support for perpetual versions of Publisher and for Office 2021 will end shortly afterward. Publisher, Microsoft's desktop...

  13. Microsoft fixes record 964 flaws, including 2 exploited zero-days

    Malwarebytes Labs ·

    Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 964 CVEs, including 104 rated Critical and 860 rated Important, making it the company’s largest Patch Tuesday release on record. Microsoft lists 974 CVEs in its full September security...

  14. Switzerland tests a FOSS escape route from Microsoft 365

    The Register ·

    Switzerland's Federal Chancellery is preparing to offer a FOSS workplace suite to some 3,000 employees – but the Swiss Armed Forces are pushing ahead faster still. European interest in digital sovereignty isn't limited to the European...

  15. New Microsoft Defender 'ShieldCrash' zero-day grants SYSTEM access

    BleepingComputer · · Critical severity

    An anonymous security researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named "ShieldCrash" right after Microsoft rolled out its September 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates.

  16. Microsoft breaks Patch Tuesday record with 974-CVE deluge

    The Register ·

    The vulnpocalypse is upon us, dear reader. Microsoft delivered a record number of patches to address 974 CVEs in its own products this month, including two bugs that Redmond says are already under exploitation. September's...

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