The security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse has dropped a proof-of-concept (PoC) for yet another zero-day in Microsoft Defender. The vulnerability, codenamed ShieldCrash, is assessed to be a patch bypass for CVE-2026-69414 (CVSS score: 7.8), also called ShieldBreak, which the researcher reported last month. "Microsoft has failed to properly patch ShieldBreak CVE-2026-69414," Chaotic
Microsoft on Tuesday broke Patch Tuesday records by addressing an earth-shattering 974 vulnerabilities spanning its software portfolio, including two flaws that it said have been actively exploited in the wild. These include 723 flaws in Windows, 111 in Office and Office 2016, 62 in SQL, and 22 in Developer Tools. Of these, over 110 shortcomings have been assigned a critical severity rating.
Microsoft Corp. 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 vulnerabilities, but security experts warn that many organizations already are struggling to prioritize the more human-intensive endeavor of testing and deploying so many fixes each month.
The voluntary nature of Canada's data center principles may limit their impact, relying on corporate commitment to drive sustainable practices.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team8 Sept
Extended AI workflows reveal significant reliability challenges, necessitating new benchmarks and tools to ensure consistent performance.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team7 Sept
Threat hunters have disclosed details of a widespread data theft and extortion threat cluster that's targeting Microsoft 365 and other software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings through information technology (IT) help desk vishing, adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) token theft, and residential-proxy sign-ins. The activity, which mainly singles out directors, vice presidents, and other executive staff
The lawsuit highlights growing legal scrutiny on AI firms, potentially affecting OpenAI's market valuation and prompting industry-wide changes.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez6 Sept
This innovation could democratize access to advanced AI by reducing resource demands, enabling broader deployment without infrastructure changes.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team6 Sept
Microsoft's efficient skill distillation method democratizes AI capabilities, reducing costs and enhancing accessibility for broader applications.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team6 Sept
Elastic Security Labs has documented four previously unreported programs associated with REVSTEALER, an emerging Windows information stealer, that remain on an infected machine after the stealer deletes itself. One of them switches off Windows Update and Microsoft Defender before running a cryptocurrency miner. The company named the four programs ProManager, WinUpdate, SoftManager, and
A new report suggests that Xbox has capped its cloud gaming usage to 15 hours for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers because that's when the service stops being profitable. Read more
This lawsuit highlights the growing tension between media outlets and tech companies over AI's use of copyrighted content, impacting future AI development.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team5 Sept
Filings made Friday in The New York Times’s closely watched lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft included a range of copyright law and cultural references.
The New York Times•Mike Isaac and Karen Weise5 Sept
Coinbase has added six tokenized equities, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Tesla, to Base after its first batch generated $227.7 million in decentralized exchange volume within about 30 days. Base said on Sept. 4 that Amazon (AMZNc), Microsoft (MSFTc), Strategy (MSTRc),…
Microsoft's focus on agentic AI oversight highlights the industry's need for robust governance to mitigate risks of autonomous decision-making.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team4 Sept
The case could redefine AI's role in content creation, impacting copyright laws and tech companies' responsibilities in using published material.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team4 Sept
Microsoft is alerting of a "high-volume phishing campaign" that's using invisible Unicode tag characters to bypass email filters. "Instead of using these characters to hide instructions from people while exposing them to AI models, the attacker used them to split financial lure words such as 'funding' to prevent email filters from parsing them," the Microsoft Security Research team said. The
Following a prior teaser that was the better part of a year ago, Microsoft has finally acknowledged its work on a Google TV app for Xbox Game Pass on TCL TVs, but it’s still “months” out from the sound of it. more…
9to5Google•Ben Schoon4 Sept
The massive market cap surge of these tech giants highlights investor confidence and could signal a broader tech sector rally, impacting global markets.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team3 Sept
Microsoft is making a change to Xbox Cloud Gaming that will place a limit of 15 hours a month or less on players before they have to pay more for cloud gaming. more…
9to5Google•Ben Schoon3 Sept