Microsoft Patches a Record 570 Security Flaws
2026-07-21T01:23:25Z•5ad79a2216b63663dce2c4d5e55088aa14c145b6bf9a612033aef46fc912fe7b
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What happened
A batch of KrebsOnSecurity reports in June–July 2026 highlights multiple high-risk incidents: Microsoft released a record 570 patches in July (attributing the surge to AI-aided discovery) following a separate June Patch Tuesday that fixed ~200 bugs including dozens rated critical; CISA suffered a prolonged GitHub leak exposing dozens of internal credentials (including AWS GovCloud keys); researchers linked the Popa Android botnet (millions of compromised devices) to NetNut, a residential-proxy service operated by publicly traded Alarum Technologies, prompting an FBI seizure of hundreds of NetN
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