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Microsoft Is Killing SMS Login for Millions of Business Accounts. Here Is What Replaces It.
Starting September 2026, Microsoft will push passkeys as the default way to prove your identity in its business login system. By February 2027, the old text-message codes go dark entirely.
569 Patches in One Month: Microsoft Just Broke Every Record on the Books
AI tools are finding software flaws faster than any human team ever could. The result is a single monthly update that dwarfs every full year of fixes from the past two decades.
Tech Giants Failing to Stop Online Sexual Extortion of Young Men, Australian Regulator Warns
Australia's online safety watchdog reviewed Apple, Meta, Google and others and found serious gaps in how they handle child exploitation and 'sextortion' complaints, even as reports keep climbing.
Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday Is the Biggest Ever, 622 Fixes at Once
AI tools are finding software flaws faster than companies can fix them. This month's update from Microsoft shows exactly what that looks like in practice.
Microsoft Fixes Record 622 Security Flaws, Two Already Used in Live Attacks
This month's update from Microsoft is the largest on record. Two vulnerabilities in widely used business software were already being exploited by criminals before a fix existed.
Microsoft ships Windows 10 KB5099539 as record 570-flaw Patch Tuesday lands
The July 2026 update patches two actively exploited zero-days and quietly extends free security fixes for home users into 2027.
CISA Warns of Active Attacks on SharePoint Servers, Urges Immediate Patching
Three flaws are being exploited to break into on-premises SharePoint, steal cryptographic keys, and plant malware. Two more just disclosed could be next.
Microsoft ships fixes for 570 flaws in July, including two bugs already used in attacks
The July 2026 Patch Tuesday is the largest on record, driven partly by an AI system Microsoft is using to hunt bugs in Windows.
Microsoft Ships July 2026 Patch Tuesday: 571 Fixes, Better AirPods Pairing, and a Quieter Widgets Panel
The mandatory Windows 11 update rolls up months of security holes and finally tames Bluetooth pairing gremlins. Here is what it actually changes on your PC.
Eleven Old Microsoft-Signed Boot Files Could Let Hackers Slip Past Secure Boot
Researchers say the signed UEFI applications, still trusted by most PCs, can be used to load malicious code before Windows even starts.
Microsoft trials an ad-free Windows Search for Insiders
The refreshed search bar prioritises your files and apps over Store promos and web suggestions, and adds a toggle to switch them off entirely.
GigaWiper: The Swiss Army Knife of Destructive Malware
A newly named piece of malicious software has been quietly spreading for over eight months, combining spying tools, file destroyers, and fake-ransomware tricks inside a single package.
Microsoft Pulls Apart 'GigaWiper', a Windows Backdoor That's Really Three Old Wreckers in a Trench Coat
The malware lets its operator pick how to trash a machine: wipe the disk, kill the Windows drive, or fake a ransomware attack with a key that's thrown away.
Microsoft says AI is finding so many Windows bugs, expect bigger Patch Tuesdays
The company is using multiple AI models to hunt vulnerabilities in Windows code, and warns customers will see more fixes each month as a result.
npm 12 Turns Off Auto-Run Install Scripts to Blunt Supply Chain Attacks
GitHub's package manager for JavaScript now ships with a safer default, and it retires a token type that let developers skip two-factor login.