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The new Microsoft Defender “ShieldBreak” zero-day grants SYSTEM permissions

August 12, 2026 - by Haris in Tech - Leave a Comment

A security researcher named Nightmare Eclipse has discovered a new zero-day exploit for Microsoft Defender called “Shield break“after Microsoft released the August 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. The new vulnerability …

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Hackers are using a new Microsoft SharePoint exploit in attacks

August 12, 2026 - by Haris in Tech - Leave a Comment

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a critical Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability released on Tuesday by cybersecurity firm Rapid7 is already being used in attacks. Tracked as CVE-2026-55040This authentication bypass vulnerability in …