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Local Malware Bypasses Google Passkeys: The Flaw Is in Chrome, Not FIDO2
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 research demonstrates that local malware can bypass FIDO2 passkeys in Chrome on Windows using three techniq…
Microsoft Analyzes DeadLock: Rust Ransomware with Decentralized Infrastructure
Microsoft Threat Intelligence published a full technical analysis of DeadLock on August 11, 2026. The Rust-based ransomware has been a…
APT29 Hits Hotel Wi-Fi: Steals M365 Credentials with Malware
Microsoft attributes the CaptiveCrunch campaign to Storm-2945, a Midnight Blizzard sub-group, which compromises hotel captive portals…
Microsoft Uses AI to Find Windows Flaws Before Attackers Could Exploit Them
In the May 2026 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft fixed 138 vulnerabilities. Sixteen were discovered by the MDASH AI system before they could b…
The Microsoft 365 Account Takeover That Leaves No Trace
Proofpoint tracks active campaigns since September 2025 that abuse Microsoft's OAuth 2.0 device authorization grant flow. MFA is bypas…
June 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft's Largest Ever, With Three Publicly Disclosed Zero-Days
Microsoft fixed nearly 200 vulnerabilities in the June 2026 Patch Tuesday, the most voluminous monthly cycle in the company's history.…
Swiss Federal SharePoint Breach Compromises 200 Accounts
The Federal Office for Information Technology and Telecommunication (BIT/FOITT) confirms exploitation of already-patched SharePoint fl…
CaptiveCrunch: Midnight Blizzard Turns Hotel Wi-Fi into an APT Delivery Vector
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has exposed CaptiveCrunch, a Storm-2945 campaign that weaponizes hotel captive portals to deliver the Co…
Greatness PhaaS Bypasses M365 MFA by Abusing Whitelists
The Greatness Phishing-as-a-Service platform has evolved beyond credential theft to advanced adversary-in-the-middle and device-code p…
Authorities Dismantle Kratos Phishing Kit, but the Code Lives On With 1,800 Customers
German and U.S. law enforcement seized over 200 servers and took down the Kratos phishing-as-a-service platform on July 21, 2026, whil…
PNLD Data Breach: UK Police Contacts Published on Dark Web July 26
The Police National Legal Database confirms the exfiltration of names, organizations, and work emails of officers, government staff, a…
Pass-ta-key Exposes the Gap Between FIDO2 Cryptography and Windows Implementation
Unit 42 reveals three post-compromise techniques that bypass PIN and biometrics on Chrome for Windows. Passkeys resist phishing, not m…