Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holes
2026-08-12T01:23:22Z•d14bc1d3472b9c3fae0dde5e2b5742d7be70f52056f6db7cf10969ff1b02f012
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KrebsOnSecurity coverage highlights major Microsoft Patch Tuesday releases addressing hundreds of vulnerabilities, including actively exploited and publicly disclosed flaws; cybercrime prosecutions tied to Snowflake data theft and extortion; abuse of consumer streaming devices as residential proxies and ad-fraud botnet nodes; LG's planned ban on proxy-enabling smart-TV apps; a CISA credential leak involving AWS GovCloud keys; offensive zero-day acquisition activity; FBI disruption of the NetNut residential proxy platform and Popa botnet; and guilty pleas by Scattered Spider members linked to a
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