Microsoft patches record 966 flaws, Cybercriminals return $265 million in Bitcoin
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Microsoft patches record 966 flaws, Cybercriminals return $265 million in Bitcoin

C1AdvancedSeptember 9, 20268 min

Microsoft's Record 966-Fix Patch Tuesday, Liquid Network Bitcoin Returned (Mostly), and Five Eyes' Back-to-Basics Warning Cybersecurity Today host David Shipley reports Microsoft's largest Patch Tuesday ever with 966 vulnerability fixes (plus 204 earlier cloud-service fixes), including 105 critical issues, two actively exploited Windows zero-days, and a surge tied to AI-assisted bug discovery—raising defenders' triage and testing burden. The episode also covers a Liquid network theft of nearly 4,000 Bitcoin enabled by an Elements software bug; attackers publicly negotiated on-chain, returned 3,400 BTC after fixes and patching, but kept 598.5 BTC, prompting debate over "white hat" claims versus extortion or laundering. <...

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Microsoft delivers 966 fixes in record-breaking Patch Tuesday. Crypto thieves return $265 million in Bitcoin, but keep $47 million. Five Eyes officials urge firms to focus on security basics, not AI hype. This is Cybersecurity Today, and I'm your host, David Shipley.

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Let's get started. Microsoft has shattered its own record. The September Patch Tuesday fixes 966 vulnerabilities, and it's the largest security update

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in the company's history. That's up from 570 fixes in July and 400 in August. It doesn't count another 204 fixes Microsoft put out earlier this month in Azure,

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