What’s new in Microsoft Security: August 2026
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What happened
Microsoft Security Blog RSS content from August 2026 covering threats and defensive guidance, including exposed AI infrastructure exploitation, MacSync Stealer infrastructure, DeadLock ransomware, macOS ClickFix campaigns, and the ChainDrop self-propagating npm supply-chain worm. The most significant incidents involve credential theft, persistence, cryptomining, double-extortion ransomware, infostealer delivery, and compromise of more than 400 npm packages. Other entries describe Microsoft security product capabilities and industry recognition.
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- microsoft_security_blog
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- 800a41a1f823bee2cbe52802e114c6e071e13e243763c26d8defcb6f5587945f
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- 2026-08-28T02:52:10Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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