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New Microsoft Defender exploits discovered. How to protect yourself

Microsoft has identified some nasty exploits that could affect your Windows machine if you let them. Bleeping Computer reported on the exploits, which are specific vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, ...
Dark Reading

Exploits Turn Windows Defender Into Attacker Tool

Threat actors are using three publicly available proof-of-concept exploits to attack Microsoft Defender and turn the security platform's primary cleanup and protection functions against organizations ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft Defender Flaws Exploited on Windows, Two Left Unpatched

Although the team with Microsoft moved swiftly to patch the BlueHammer vulnerability, other exploits still threaten Microsoft Defender and Windows users. No less than ...
PC World

Unpatched Microsoft Defender flaw lets hackers gain admin access

PCWorld reports on the ‘RedSun’ vulnerability in Microsoft Defender affecting Windows 10, 11, and Server systems that allows attackers to gain administrative privileges. Security researcher Chaotic ...
Tech Times

Defender Zero-Day Patched 29 Days After Public Exploit Exposed Millions of PCs

Windows Defender zero-day CVE-2026-50656 — known as RoguePlanet — has been patched by Microsoft 29 days after researcher ...