Microsoft Bets $10 Billion to Boost Japan's AI, Cybersecurity
2026-04-15T02:51:39Z•dd6d044c2aa53c3fc881082ed79a85c69fe5af7112153b03744f5f8a544dd707
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What happened
A Dark Reading digest covering a broad surge in high-impact cybersecurity activity: multiple actively exploited zero-days and large patch releases (including Fortinet FortiClient CVE-2026-35616 and an Adobe Acrobat/Reader zero-day), a Microsoft patch wave dominated by elevation-of-privilege bugs, and a public PoC Windows local-privilege zero-day. Threat actor activity increased across cloud and OT environments (APT41 cloud backdoor, APT28 router manipulation, Iranian PLC disruptions, Storm-1175/Medusa ransomware, Fancy Bear), while AI-related risks accelerate (Anthropic Mythos concerns, CSA 'v
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