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    AI-Assisted Ransomware Labs Speed Up AD Discovery and EDR Evasion (Defender Actions)

    Sophos’ June 2, 2026 report, amplified by BleepingComputer the same day, describes an AI-assisted ransomware toolkit that automated Active Directory discovery and EDR evasion testing in a Windows-heavy lab using Cursor and Claude Opus agents across coding, analysis, and revision stages. The...
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    CVE-2026-20872 NTLM Leak in File Explorer: Mitigations and Guidance

    Microsoft’s security channels have logged CVE-2026-20872 as an NTLM hash disclosure / spoofing vulnerability tied to File Explorer and preview/metadata handling — a class of bug that repeatedly enables low‑interaction credential leakage by coaxing Windows clients to authenticate to...
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    PassiveNeuron: Windows Server Targeting APT with Neursite NeuralExecutor and Cobalt Strike

    Kaspersky’s GReAT team has pulled back the curtain on a deliberately targeted cyber‑espionage operation they call PassiveNeuron, a campaign that focuses on Windows Server hosts and employs a multi‑stage DLL loader chain, two previously undocumented implants (Neursite and NeuralExecutor) and...
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    Microsoft Security Vulnerabilities in 2024: Record Numbers, Resilience, and Safer Windows

    Let’s banish the illusion right away—no, your computer hasn’t suddenly morphed into a cheese grater with 587 holes because of last year’s Windows vulnerabilities tally. But if you’re feeling a draft, it might just be a breeze of cybersecurity news blowing through your inbox, because 2024 was a...