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2026-05-01T14:52:17Z7403d706c99d1b66fa4fbe2d85ba8a2c7c4f17a00a5c24bc5b696d02293eb9fe
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What happened

A roundup of Microsoft Security Blog posts (April 2026) covering emerging threats and product updates: Q1 email threat trends (rise in credential, QR-code and CAPTCHA‑gated phishing and disruption of the Tycoon2FA platform), detection and containment playbooks for human‑operated intrusions (helpdesk impersonation, cross‑tenant abuse, lateral movement), domain compromise case study demonstrating predictive shielding, Sentinel UEBA for AWS, AI-powered defense partnerships (including Anthropic), cryptographic inventory/quantum‑safe readiness, and operational guidance for CISOs. The posts combine:

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2026-05-01T14:52:17Z
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