Microsoft: Windows 11 users can't access C: drive on some Samsung PCs
2026-03-14T07:23:28Z•0a1ae852fc41734a6507d05113f139ad7a6affd6c8d622a7dd22422c40817f91
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What happened
Multiple security incidents and updates reported: Microsoft is investigating a February 2026 update that prevents access to the C:\ drive on some Samsung Windows 11 laptops; Google released emergency Chrome updates to address two zero-days; Veeam patched multiple flaws including four critical RCEs in Backup & Replication. Law-enforcement actions and malware campaigns were active: an international sinkholing operation (Operation Synergia III) disrupted thousands of IPs, US/EU partners disrupted the SocksEscort proxy powered by AVRecon, and the FBI is seeking victims of Steam games used to drop/
Why it matters
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- 0a1ae852fc41734a6507d05113f139ad7a6affd6c8d622a7dd22422c40817f91
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-14T07:23:28Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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