Microsoft Patches a Record 570 Security Flaws
2026-07-21T19:23:27Z•7d7b88820ad616dd1b3188db0747e1d7be8705ebb5dd4da2f0a6de2b884422df
AI-abuseAI-assisted-discoveryAWS-GovCloudAlarum-TechnologiesCISAEU-law-enforcementFBI-takedownGitHub-leakInstagramMetaMicrosoft Patch TuesdayNetNutPopa-botnetScattered-SpiderThe-Gentlemenaccount-takeovercredential-leakcybercrime-infrastructurepatch-managementransomwareresidential-proxyserver-seizurevulnerability-management
What happened
KrebsOnSecurity aggregated reporting from May–July 2026 covering multiple high-impact security events: Microsoft released record Patch Tuesday updates (570 fixes) attributed in part to AI-aided discoveries; CISA suffered a GitHub leak that exposed internal credentials including AWS GovCloud keys; researchers and the FBI tied the large Popa Android-based botnet to NetNut/Alarum Technologies and enabled a domain seizure; two Scattered Spider members pleaded guilty; a controversial offensive-security startup was revealed to be run by convicted felons; attackers abused Meta’s AI support bot to hij
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