Microsoft Fixes 400 Flaws on August Patch Tuesday

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A security-news feed covering major August 2026 developments, including large-scale Microsoft patching, npm and Open VSX supply-chain compromises, AI-agent and LLM vulnerabilities, ransomware and data breaches, cloud identity attacks, nation-state exploitation, malware campaigns, and cryptocurrency theft. The collection includes both active threats and vulnerability disclosures affecting enterprises, developers, public-sector organizations, and financial assets.

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