Microsoft pulls Samsung app blocking Windows C: drive from Store
2026-03-16T13:23:35Z•d432cb4629cf89c8471373da4cc29cb9e8a5c8bad01ab45c028134cba0c6387f
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What happened
Multiple high-priority security incidents and mitigations were reported: Microsoft issued an out-of-band hotpatch for a Remote Routing and Access Service (RRAS) RCE affecting Windows 11 Enterprise hotpatch recipients, and separately removed the Samsung Galaxy Connect app from the Microsoft Store after it caused C:\ drive access issues on some Samsung Galaxy Book 4 and desktop systems following February updates. A supply-chain compromise of the AppsFlyer Web SDK distributed crypto‑stealing JavaScript, while Google pushed emergency fixes for two Chrome zero‑days actively exploited in attacks. Ad
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- d432cb4629cf89c8471373da4cc29cb9e8a5c8bad01ab45c028134cba0c6387f
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-16T13:23:35Z
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- Yes
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