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Microsoft security and privacy news

Edited by Marcin Rybak

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  1. Microsoft rebuilds Windows around AI agents with native Copilot and Autopilot AI
  2. Microsoft report confirms first fully automated AI ransomware attack Security
  3. Microsoft report says attackers hold early AI advantage over defenders Security
  4. Microsoft tests Cloud Rebuild recovery for Windows 11 Privacy
  5. Microsoft Launches All-in-One Copilot App With Coding and Always-On Agents AI
  6. Microsoft Titan flaw exposed 17 trillion analytics records via unsigned JWT Security
  7. Microsoft publishes a code of conduct for its MAI models AI
  8. Microsoft ships record 974 fixes, with two zero-days already exploited Security
  9. Microsoft Adopts Binding Student AI Privacy Standards in Deal With Teachers Union-Backed Academy Privacy
  10. Empty return address defeats Microsoft’s Reject Direct Send anti-spoofing setting Security
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  1. Cyber criminals use ASCII smuggling to evade filters in mass phishing campaigns Security
  2. Spam Campaign Uses Invisible Unicode Characters to Split Word ‘Funding’ and Evade Filters Security
  3. Microsoft Warns of Teams Helpdesk Impersonation Campaign Ending in Ransomware Security
  4. Microsoft Warns of TerminalFix Campaign Abusing Windows Terminal for Backdoor Deployment Security
  5. TerminalFix Malware Chain: From PowerShell to Reverse Tunnel Security
  6. TerminalFix: Microsoft Urges Investigation for Lateral Movement and Credential Exposure Security
  7. Amazon, Cursor, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Vercel create shared standard for AI agent plugins AI
  8. Midnight Blizzard sub-cluster targets travelers via captive portals in CaptiveCrunch campaign Security
  9. Russian State Hackers Hijack Hotel Wi-Fi to Steal Traveler Credentials Security
  10. Microsoft ties CaptiveCrunch hotel Wi-Fi attacks to Russian APT29 sub-cluster Security
  11. AI agents at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Microsoft broke out, broke in, and obeyed AI
  12. Security researcher builds self-spreading worm that hijacks Microsoft Copilot AI
  13. Researcher builds self-spreading worm that hijacks Microsoft Copilot for Word Security
  14. Microsoft merges Copilot offerings into a single AI super app AI
  15. Microsoft AI bets on cheap specialist models over frontier AI AI
  16. OneDrive Photos Silently Installs on Windows 11 With Biometric Scan Capability, No Removal Path Privacy
  17. Microsoft Overwhelmed by AI-Discovered Bugs as Anthropic’s Mythos Uncovers Hundreds of Vulnerabilities Security
  18. Microsoft Launches MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, Still Relies on OpenAI for Hard Tasks AI
  19. Microsoft Mandates Passkeys in Entra by February 2027, Retires SMS and Voice MFA Security
  20. Microsoft and Mistral Strike Multi-Billion-Dollar Deal to Build AI Infrastructure Across Europe AI
  21. BitLocker Zero-Day CVE-2026-50661 Allows Physical Bypass of Encryption Security
  22. Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday Sets Record with 570 Fixes, Two Zero-Days Under Attack Security
  23. GigaWiper Modular Backdoor Combines Disk Wiper, Fake Ransomware, and Spyware Security
  24. Microsoft Urges Shorter Windows Update Deployment Timelines Due to AI Threats Security
  25. Microsoft’s Global Device ID Used to Track Hacker, Raising Privacy Concerns Privacy
  26. Hacker Arrest Reveals Microsoft Windows Global Device ID Tracks Users Security
  27. Microsoft Accelerates Quantum Security Timeline to 2029 Security
  28. Microsoft Merges Consumer and Enterprise Copilot into Single Super App AI
  29. Microsoft launches $2.5 billion ‘Frontier Company’ to embed 6,000 AI engineers inside enterprise clients AI
  30. Microsoft Removes 119 Edge Extensions Hiding StegoMalware Security
  31. Quantum Computing Race Could Break Encryption by 2028, US Executive Orders Signal Privacy
  32. Operation Endgame Disrupts Over 200 C2 Servers and Recovers 27 Million Stolen Credentials Security
  33. Microsoft shareholders sue over Azure slowdown and AI spending AI
  34. Microsoft may use DeepSeek V4 as optional model in Copilot Cowork, shifts to usage-based billing AI
  35. Secure Boot Certificates to Expire June 24 — Update Your Systems Now Security
  36. Microsoft CEO Nadella Warns of AI Concentration Risk and Calls for Proprietary Learning AI
  37. OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Amid Rising Competition and Financial Pressure AI
  38. Microsoft Bans Claude Fable 5 Over Anthropic Data Retention Rules Privacy
  39. Researcher publishes seventh Windows zero-day exploit hours after Microsoft’s record Patch Tuesday Security
  40. Microsoft Shatters Patch Tuesday Record With Nearly 200 Fixes and Three Zero-Days Security
  41. Microsoft GitHub Repositories Compromised with Credential-Stealing Malware Security
  42. Microsoft Repos Used to Deliver Malware via AI Coding Tools Security

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