Microsoft Patch Tuesday, March 2026 Edition

This collection highlights March 2026 security developments: Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday fixes 77 vulnerabilities across Windows and other products (no new zero-days reported this month, though some patches warrant prompt attention). A large IoT botnet called Kimwolf (≈2M infected devices) continues to fuel massive DDoS, abuse I2P for resiliency, spread into corporate and government networks, and its alleged operator (“Dort”) has engaged in harassment and swatting. Related botnet activity includes links to Badbox 2.0. A new phishing-as-a-service called “Starkiller” proxies real login pages and “