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  1. Microsoft Plugs Nearly 1,000 Security Holes

    Krebs on Security ·

    today issued updates to plug at least 974 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, by far its biggest single patch batch ever. Microsoft says artificial intelligence is helping to speed the discovery of...

  2. Microsoft Offers Government Access to AI Security Scanner

    News – MeriTalk ·

    Microsoft has deployed its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered MDASH security scanner to Azure Government, giving select U.S. government customers and authorized partners preview access to technology designed to identify and validate...

  3. September 2026 Microsoft Patch Tuesday, (Tue, Sep 8th)

    SANS Internet Storm Center · · Medium severity

    This month, Microsoft released patches for a record-breaking 973 vulnerabilities, including 113 rated critical. It is by far the largest Patch Tuesday to date, well ahead of the previous high of 664 set in July 2026. Two vulnerabilities...

  4. CISA KEV: CVE-2026-85880 — Microsoft Windows actively exploited

    CISA KEV · · Critical severity

    Microsoft Windows Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows an attacker to elevate privileges locally. Required action:...

  5. CISA KEV: CVE-2026-81963 — Microsoft Windows actively exploited

    CISA KEV · · Critical severity

    Microsoft Windows Link Following Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows Update Stack contains a link following vulnerability that allows a local attacker to escalate privileges locally up to SYSTEM. Required action: Apply mitigations in...

  6. Microsoft breaks another patch Tuesday record

    The Verge ·

    Engineers at Microsoft typically enjoy a quieter summer to take vacations and spend time with family, as is common at many companies. But this year, the season has been unusually busy for Windows and security engineers, thanks to new AI...

  7. BigBear phishing crew nets thousands of Microsoft 365 credentials

    The Register ·

    A Microsoft 365 phishing operation targeting hundreds of organizations captured thousands of passwords and session cookies, including hundreds of authenticated sessions that could be hijacked to bypass MFA, according to researchers who...

  8. Switzerland edges away from Microsoft with OpenDesk trial

    IT Pro ·

    Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007. As a freelance journalist covering technology and business, Nicole's work includes bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more. Nicole the author of a book about the...

  9. BigBear 2.0 phishing campaign hijacks Microsoft 365 sessions after MFA

    CSO Online Security ·

    A phishing-as-a-service operation targeting Microsoft 365 users has harvested thousands of session cookies that could be used to hijack authenticated sessions after victims complete multifactor authentication, CloudSEK said. The...

  10. Microsoft Is Removing a Useful Word Tool: What Users Should Know

    TechRepublic ·

    Microsoft is retiring Word’s Similarity Checker and making Text Predictions opt-in. Learn who is affected and what users should do before October 3. The post Microsoft Is Removing a Useful Word Tool: What Users Should Know appeared...

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