Microsoft fixes known issue causing Windows Defender crashes
2026-08-19T13:23:23Z•cee4ddc51d11bb0c2a8560a2ead750f1fd0e995cf97fd83d054c09f40fc2f306
CVE-2026-54121Active Directory Certificate ServicesAzureCISAClopFlexPLMMedusaMicrosoftPKIPTC WindchillWindowsWindows IKE ExtensionWindows Task Hostactive exploitationcompromised credentialscritical infrastructuredata breachransomwareremote code executionweb shell
What happened
A BleepingComputer security news digest covering actively exploited Windows vulnerabilities, ransomware activity, cloud and supply-chain data breaches, threat actor tooling, and Microsoft service and product updates. Key risks include exploitation of a critical Windows IKE Extension RCE flaw and a high-severity Windows Task Host vulnerability, Medusa ransomware impacting more than 500 critical infrastructure organizations, Clop-linked Windchill web shells used for data theft, and alleged large-scale Azure account-record theft. The digest also references CVE-2026-54121, a critical Enterprise CA
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- 2026-08-19T13:23:23Z
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- Yes
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