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The open technology, which tackles disinformation, has gained steam in the past year, surpassing 500 corporate members and continuing to evolve.

A subgroup within the infamous Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Sandworm has been attributed to a multi-year initial access operation dubbed BadPilot that stretched across the globe. "This subgroup has conducted globally diverse compromises of Internet-facing infrastructure to enable Seashell Blizzard to persist on high-value targets and support tailored network operations," the

Sandworm (aka Seashell Blizzard) has an initial access wing called "BadPilot" that uses standard intrusion tactics to spread Russia's tendrils around the world.

A team Microsoft calls BadPilot is acting as Sandworm's “initial access operation,” the company says. And over the last year it's trained its sights on the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia.

Microsoft’s February Patch Tuesday addresses 63 security vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited zero-days. Update your systems now to…

Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 63 security flaws impacting its software products, including two vulnerabilities that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 63 vulnerabilities, three are rated Critical, 57 are rated Important, one is rated Moderate, and two are rated Low in severity. This is aside from the 23 flaws Microsoft addressed in its Chromium-based Edge

Microsoft today issued security updates to fix at least 56 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including two zero-day flaws that are being actively exploited.

But there's plenty in it — including two zero-days — that need immediate attention.

Microsoft has released its monthly security update for January of 2025 which includes 58 vulnerabilities, including 3 that Microsoft marked as “critical” and one marked as "moderate". The remaining vulnerabilities listed are classified as “important.”

**How do I get the update for Microsoft HPC Pack?** If you do not have automatic updates enabled you need to manually update your extension. See Update Network Watcher extension to the latest version for update instructions. Customers who have automatic updates enabled do not need to take any further action.