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

Podcast: Cybersecurity Today · David Shipley

Opublikowano: 2026-09-09

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. <...