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The latest Phishing Defense coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Flags Edge Vulnerability That Bypasses Security With Just a User Click
Microsoft has acknowledged a new security flaw in its Chromium-based Edge browser, tracked as CVE-2026-58525, that could allow an attacker to bypass built-in protections if they convince a user to...
KnowBe4’s Phishing Defense Now Scans Microsoft Teams Chats — Here’s Who Needs It Most
KnowBe4 announced in a July 2026 company blog post that its Defend product can now monitor and automatically remediate phishing threats arriving through external Microsoft Teams chats. The move...
CVE-2026-57993: Edge Chromium Spoofing Flaw Puts Users at Risk of Phishing
A newly disclosed spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, tracked as CVE-2026-57993, enables attackers to deceive users by manipulating the browser’s interface over the network, requiring only...
Barracuda Unveils AI-Powered Email Protection with Post-Delivery Cleanup for Microsoft 365
Barracuda Networks has taken a decisive step into the post-delivery email security arena with the June 2026 launch of Barracuda Integrated Email Protection, a cloud-native service engineered to hunt...
CVE-2026-26149: Microsoft Power Apps Vulnerability Requires User Interaction for Exploitation
Microsoft has disclosed a security vulnerability in Power Apps that requires user interaction to exploit, marking a significant departure from fully remote attack vectors. CVE-2026-26149, classified...
Firefox 126 Closes Door on Spoof Attack That Hid the Address Bar
Mozilla shipped Firefox 126 on May 14, 2024, fixing a user-interface integrity flaw that let the browser display a completely blank address bar alongside a previously loaded page after a network...
Windows LNK Security Flaws Exposed: 4 New Shortcut Spoofing Techniques Threaten Users
Windows shortcut files, those familiar .LNK icons that populate desktops and start menus, have once again emerged as a significant security vulnerability. Security researcher Wietze Beukema has...
Cloud platforms host AiTM phishing that steals MFA session cookies
Enterprise-targeted phishing has undergone a dramatic evolution, migrating from suspicious domains and cheap virtual private servers to the very cloud platforms that organizations trust to run their...
Azure's Trusted Domains Weaponized in New Tech-Support Phishing Attacks
Security researchers at Broadcom's Symantec Threat Hunter Team have uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that weaponizes Microsoft Azure's legitimate static website hosting service to...