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Microsoft Teams, Outlook fail to launch on ARM-based Windows PCs

Microsoft is working to fix a known issue that causes crashes and launch failures for Microsoft Teams and New Outlook users after installing updates released since the August 2026 Patch Tuesday. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-teams-outlook-fail-to-launch-on-arm-based-windows-pcs/
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Your Employee’s Password Appeared in an Infostealer Log. Now What?

Infostealers can expose far more than passwords, including authenticated sessions that may let attackers bypass MFA. Flare explains how defenders can prioritize compromised identities, determine whether stolen access is still usable, and respond before it leads to account takeover. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/your-employees-password-appeared-in-an-infostealer-log-now-what/
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Critical Elementor Pro flaw exploited to take over WordPress sites

A recently patched critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-32475) in the Elementor Pro plugin for WordPress is being exploited in attacks that deliver a webshell payload and execute arbitrary commands on the server. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-elementor-pro-flaw-exploited-to-take-over-wordpress-sites/
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Microsoft: KB5120998 mouse reset bug affects only non-English PCs

Microsoft says a known issue that reverts mouse settings after installing the KB5120998 August 2026 preview update affects only non-English Windows 11 systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-kb5120998-mouse-reset-bug-affects-only-non-english-pcs/
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Coder's registry infrastructure compromised to push malicious modules

Attackers compromised Coder's Cloudflare infrastructure and added unauthorized registry servers that delivered malicious Terraform modules containing credential-stealing code. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coders-registry-infrastructure-compromised-to-push-malicious-modules/
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French hospital fined €500,000 after breach exposes data of 727,000

France's data protection authority (CNIL) has fined Hôpital privé de la Loire €500,000 ($580,000) for failing to adequately protect patients' and their relatives' data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/french-hospital-fined-500-000-after-breach-exposes-data-of-727-000/
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New CrowdStrike 'FalconFlank' zero-day grants SYSTEM privileges

An anonymous security researcher who uses the "Nightmare Eclipse" handle released a CrowdStrike Falcon zero-day exploit named "FalconFlank" that lets attackers escalate privileges on up-to-date Windows systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-crowdstrike-falconflank-zero-day-grants-system-privileges/
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39 New Methods That Compromise Passkey Authentication

Passkeys eliminate many password-based attacks, but researchers have documented 39 methods for compromising authentication built around them. Token explains how attackers can abuse authentication prompts, synced credentials, enrollment, recovery, and other trust boundaries without breaking FIDO2 cryptography. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/39-new-methods-that-compromise-passkey-authentication/
OpenAI admits it didn't disclose rogue AI wiki hijacking incident

OpenAI admits it did not disclose an incident where autonomous AI agents hijacked a German wiki, created 18,000 posts, shared answers, and bypassed restrictions, saying it treated the activity as model "misalignment" rather than a security breach. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-admits-it-didnt-disclose-rogue-ai-wiki-hijacking-incident/