Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk

A patch Microsoft released on Wednesday to fix a zero-day vulnerability in its Defender security engine may cause Windows ...
The Hacker News

Microsoft Patches RoguePlanet Defender Flaw That Can Grant SYSTEM Privileges

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Microsoft Confirms Windows Defender Flaw That Could Give Attackers Full SYSTEM Access

The newly disclosed Windows Defender flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-50656, could let attackers escalate privileges on fully ...
Tech Times

Defender Zero-Day Patched 29 Days After Public Exploit Exposed Millions of PCs

Windows Defender zero-day CVE-2026-50656 — known as RoguePlanet — has been patched by Microsoft 29 days after researcher ...
Forbes

Now Microsoft Windows Defender Can Be Disabled By Hackers

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. There are a number of antivirus, anti-malware, and internet ...
Fox News

Hackers find a way around built-in Windows protections

All Windows PCs come with a built-in security feature called Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), which helps prevent unauthorized software from running by allowing only trusted applications.