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technology1 month ago•0 min saved

Windows 11 Taskbar Freedom Arrives Amid Record-Breaking Patch Tuesday

Microsoft’s September 2026 update resolves long-standing Windows 11 UI complaints by allowing users to move the taskbar to any screen edge and resize it, alongside a redesigned Start menu and cleaner search results. Simultaneously, the company released its largest security patch ever, fixing approximately 972 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited zero-days, as AI-assisted vulnerability discovery accelerates industry-wide.

via PCWorld|

#microsoft-security #patch-tuesday #taskbar-customization

cybersecurity1 month ago•1 min saved

Phishers hijack AI evasion tactics to bypass email filters

Microsoft researchers identified a massive phishing campaign that repurposed 'ASCII smuggling,' a technique previously associated with AI prompt injection, to evade email security filters. By inserting invisible Unicode tag characters into financial keywords like 'funding,' attackers prevented keyword and machine learning detectors from recognizing malicious content. The campaign, which peaked at over 2.37 million messages daily in late February 2026, utilized the ActiveCampaign marketing platform and targeted small business loan applicants. Microsoft advises defenders to normalize invisible characters in their filtering pipelines to close this detection gap.

via The Register|

#ascii-smuggling #cybersecurity #email-filters