Cyber Threats
The latest Cyber Threats coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Warns Agentic AI Already Being Used by Attackers to Automate Cyber Threats
Microsoft's latest threat briefing, published March 6, 2026, delivers a stark warning: attackers are already using agentic AI to automate the tedious work of cyber operations. In a follow-up...
Zero-Day Exploit in V8 Engine Triggers Urgent Browser Updates: What Windows Users Need to Know
Google and Microsoft have released critical browser updates to patch a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine that is already being exploited by attackers. The flaw, tracked as...
Critical WebLogic Flaw in Hitachi Energy Service Suite: CISA Urges Immediate Patch
Energy-sector operators running Hitachi Energy’s Service Suite have a new—yet eerily familiar—reason to act fast. On March 20, 2025, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...
ANZ’s Restructuring Hits Technology Hard: 3,500 Job Cuts and Contractor Reviews Underway
ANZ Banking Group has announced a sweeping restructuring that will see roughly 3,500 permanent positions cut and about 1,000 contractor engagements either ended or placed under review, with the...
Artista Pirata Exposed: Malware, Crypto Theft, and Legal Risks Lurk Behind Spain’s Top Piracy Hub
Artista Pirata draws millions of Spanish-speaking users each month with its promise of one-click access to fully activated copies of Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office, Windows 11 ISOs, and FL...
$329.5B OT Cyber Losses Possible as Ransomware Hits Critical Infrastructure: Dragos-Marsh Report
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in 2021 marked a seismic shift in how we view operational technology (OT) security. Once thought safely air-gapped from the internet, OT networks controlling...
Zero-Click Data Leak in Microsoft 365 Copilot BizChat Exposes Enterprise Secrets
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot BizChat can expose sensitive business information without any user interaction, Microsoft warned in a security advisory published this week....
Microsoft Confirms Critical Azure OpenAI Privilege Escalation Flaw, Urges Vigilance Until Patch
{ "title": "Microsoft Confirms Critical Azure OpenAI Privilege Escalation Flaw, Urges Vigilance Until Patch", "content": "Microsoft has officially acknowledged a critical security vulnerability...
CVE-2025-8581: The Low-Risk Chrome Extension Bug That Still Requires an Immediate Update on Edge and Chrome
Google has patched a security vulnerability in Chrome’s Extensions framework that could have allowed attackers to siphon sensitive cross-origin data from unsuspecting users. Tracked as...
CVE-2025-8578: Chrome Cast Vulnerability Sparks Urgent Updates for Chrome and Edge
A critical use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome’s Cast component, tracked as CVE-2025-8578, has been patched by both Google and Microsoft, after researchers confirmed that attackers could...
Critical CVE-2025-8582 DOM Vulnerability Patched in Chrome and Edge – Users Urged to Update
On August 5, 2025, Google shipped an urgent security update for Chrome that plugs a dangerous hole in the browser's Document Object Model (DOM) handling. Tracked as CVE-2025-8582, the vulnerability...
Check Point, Menlo, SentinelOne Redefine BYOD and AI Security at Black Hat 2025
At this week’s Black Hat 2025 conference in Las Vegas, three security vendors made announcements that could reshape how enterprises secure unmanaged devices, enable zero-trust collaboration, and...