Cyber Attacks
33% of Q3 phishing targets Microsoft: Credentials unlock corporate environments
Check Point data shows Microsoft accounted for nearly a third of all brand impersonation attempts in the third quarter, far outpacing Apple and Google.
Microsoft
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Cloud Security
Microsoft exit threatens Nscale's $35B IPO and 23,000-chip Essex cloud plan
Microsoft exits a major UK cloud infrastructure agreement with Nscale, a move that impacts the firm's valuation and planned public listing.
Vulnerabilities
CVSS 8.8: Unauthenticated RCE in Office Access Heap Overflow Threatens M365 and LTSC Users
A high-severity heap-based buffer overflow in Office Access lets remote attackers run code without authentication, affecting specific LTSC and M365 builds.
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-100220: High-Severity Media Video Decoder Flaw Hits Windows 10 and 11
Microsoft confirms a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Media Video Decoder allows remote code execution on multiple operating system versions.
Cyber Attacks
Law enforcement disrupts network behind 1 billion phishing messages
Global takedown hits infrastructure supplying phishing kits and compromised cloud accounts to criminals targeting organizations worldwide.
Vulnerabilities
CVSS 9.8: Unauthenticated Windows Error Reporting Buffer Overflow Enables Remote Code Execution
Microsoft confirms a heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Error Reporting allows remote attackers to execute code without authentication.
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-85814: Critical Heap Overflow in Windows Media Foundation Allows Network-Based RCE
Microsoft confirms a heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Media Foundation enables remote code execution by unauthorized attackers via network access.
Cyber Attacks
Microsoft Reveals 3 Lessons on AI-Driven Vulnerability Discovery Expansion From Windows to Linux Kernel
Microsoft Security outlines three key lessons from expanding AI-driven vulnerability discovery from Windows systems to the Linux kernel.