Microsoft March 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 2 zero-days, 79 flaws

Tag CVE ID CVE Title Severity .NET CVE-2026-26131 .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important .NET CVE-2026-26127 .NET Denial of Service Vulnerability Important Active Directory Domain Services CVE-2026-25177 Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important ASP.NET Core CVE-2026-26130 ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability Important Azure Arc CVE-2026-26141 Hybrid Worker Extension (Arc-enabled Windows VMs) […]

Windows 11 KB5079473 & KB5078883 cumulative updates released

Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5079473 and KB5078883 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. Today’s updates are mandatory as they contain the March 2026 Patch Tuesday security patches for vulnerabilities discovered in previous months. You can install today’s update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking on ‘Check for Updates.’ March 2026 Update for Windows […]

Dutch govt warns of Signal, WhatsApp account hijacking attacks

Russian state-sponsored hackers have been linked to an ongoing Signal and WhatsApp phishing campaign targeting government officials, military personnel, and journalists to gain access to sensitive messages. This report comes from the Netherlands Defence Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) and the Netherlands General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), who confirmed that Dutch government employees have been […]

Termite ransomware breaches linked to ClickFix CastleRAT attacks

Ransomware threat actors tracked as Velvet Tempest are using the ClickFix technique and legitimate Windows utilities to deploy the DonutLoader malware and the CastleRAT backdoor. Researchers at cyber-deception threat intelligence firm MalBeacon observed the hackers’ actions in an emulated organization environment over a period of 12 days. Velvet Tempest, also tracked as DEV-0504, is a […]