ShieldBreak bypasses Microsoft’s patch for earlier Defender flaw
2026-08-17T20:51:45Z•41913548c25491a3e1a02419fe9dce7ddeb2f5fd5c5b6b99f0db91ca5326cbd7
Android malwareChrome spywareMicrosoft DefenderNFC relayPatch TuesdayRATScreen SharingZoom vulnerabilitiesbank fraudcryptominingfake softwaremacOSmalvertisingmercenary spywarephishingprivilege escalationroot accessscamssecurity newssocial engineeringvulnerability disclosurezero-day
What happened
Malwarebytes Labs feed covering August 10–17, 2026 security news, including privilege-escalation bypasses, actively exploited macOS vulnerabilities, critical Zoom and Microsoft flaws, Android NFC relay malware, Chrome spyware distributed through fake software sites, and multiple phishing, impersonation, and social-engineering scams.
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- malwarebytes_labs
- Record identifier
- 41913548c25491a3e1a02419fe9dce7ddeb2f5fd5c5b6b99f0db91ca5326cbd7
- Enrichment time
- 2026-08-17T20:51:45Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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