Microsoft Patches a Record 570 Security Flaws
2026-07-17T01:23:30Z•e9fc8b77b959b355b4230c7955208336fe94baaa2ed4919cf3853edba7d47690
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KrebsOnSecurity’s recent feed covers multiple high-impact cyber events: Microsoft released an unprecedented Patch Tuesday fixing ~570 flaws (Microsoft attributes rising counts to AI-assisted discovery); CISA disclosed a contractor’s GitHub leak that exposed internal credentials including AWS GovCloud keys for months; researchers and the FBI tied the Popa botnet to NetNut/Alarum Technologies and coordinated domain seizures; two members of the Scattered Spider group pleaded guilty; attackers abused Meta’s AI support bot to hijack Instagram accounts; and Dutch authorities seized hundreds of ser
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