Microsoft discloses ‘the mother of all’ vulnerability loads, tripling June’s previous record
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What happened
A CyberScoop news roundup: Microsoft warned and then disclosed an unprecedented spike in disclosed defects during July Patch Tuesday — attributed in part to AI-assisted discovery — creating a large remediation burden for defenders. U.S. Treasury sanctions targeted 1VPNS and other facilitators accused of enabling ransomware operators (including providers of “cryptors”), while prosecutors continue to convict individuals tied to Ryuk and other ransomware operations and a former DigitalMint negotiator was sentenced for insider-enabled extortion. International actions include EU/UK measures against
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