
1 Billion Scam Messages Blocked After Microsoft Seizes Chinese Phishing Domains
Microsoft and Health-ISAC seized domains behind three cybercrime services that sent over 1 billion malicious messages to organizations worldwide since January 2026.
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Microsoft and Health-ISAC seized domains behind three cybercrime services that sent over 1 billion malicious messages to organizations worldwide since January 2026.

Microsoft confirms a cryptographic bypass flaw in Windows Remote Desktop and documents how a security feature blocks non-admin access on recent updates.

The company says months of fixes improve performance on PCs with 8GB of RAM, though independent tests show mixed results for low-memory machines.

The developer of the co-op game Big Walk has declined to release on Xbox consoles, citing alignment with the Palestinian-led BDS movement’s call to boycott Microsoft.

Microsoft's October update fixes over 1,400 bugs and marks the final security patch for Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro editions.

A race condition in .NET runtime allows local privilege escalation on Unix systems. Microsoft releases updates for versions 8, 9, 10 and 11 to fix the issue.

Microsoft issued patches for CVE-2026-85851, a use-after-free bug in SmartScreen that elevates local privileges without user interaction on Windows 11 and Server 2025.

A double free vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook enables unauthorized attackers to run code remotely, rated critical with a CVSS score of 9.8.

A severe flaw in the Microsoft PostScript Printer Driver allows remote attackers to execute code without authorization, according to security advisories.

Microsoft launches Decision-1, a specialized model returning probabilities for predefined answers to cut latency and costs compared to general LLMs.

Microsoft is expanding Copilot access to all linked users on Microsoft 365 Family and Premium tiers, removing the previous limitation that reserved AI features solely for the primary account holder.

Satya Nadella calls for an immediate pause to assess AI trust architecture, warning that teams must assume all advanced models are currently compromised.