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Microsoft Fixes Bugs Behind One-Click Attacks<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-02-11 19:15:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. Microsoft\u2019s February\u00a0security updates\u00a0include\u00a0fixes for security vulnerabilities that are used by hackers for one-click attacks, TechCrunch\u00a0reported Wednesday (Feb. 11).<\/p>\n

In these attacks, hackers plant malware or gain access to a computer by simply tricking victims into clicking on a malicious link or opening a malicious Office file, according to the report.
\nOne bug highlighted in the report is\u00a0CVE-2026-21510, which was found in the Windows shell that powers the operating system\u2019s user\u00a0interface\u00a0and which allows hackers to bypass Microsoft\u2019s SmartScreen security feature when a victim clicks on a malicious link.<\/p>\n

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Another bug spotlighted by TechCrunch is CVE-2026-21513, which was found in Microsoft\u2019s MSHTML browser engine and which allowed hackers to get around Windows security features and plant malware.
\nIn other\u00a0recent news\u00a0in the cybersecurity space, the\u00a0World Economic Forum\u00a0said in its\u00a0Cyber Risk in 2026\u00a0outlook, released Jan. 12, that artificial intelligence is expected to be the most consequential factor shaping\u00a0cybersecurity strategies\u00a0this year. Ninety-four percent of the executives surveyed for the report cited AI as a force multiplier for both defense and offense.
\nThe PYMNTS Intelligence and\u00a0Spreedly\u00a0collaboration \u201cOrchestrating Trust: The Future of Fraud Prevention in Payments\u201d found that\u00a0fraud orchestration\u00a0is emerging as a structural response to\u00a0a new environment\u00a0in which fragmented defenses are no longer sufficient in a\u00a0payments\u00a0environment defined by speed,\u00a0scale\u00a0and constantly evolving attack methods.Advertisement: Scroll to Continue <\/p>\n

Orchestration replaces a reliance on isolated tools or teams with a command-and-control layer that coordinates identity checks, behavioral signals, machine learning\u00a0models\u00a0and payment routing in real time.
\nThe\u00a0Department of the Treasury\u2019s\u00a0Financial Crimes Enforcement Network\u00a0(FinCEN) said in December that reported\u00a0ransomware\u00a0incidents and payments dropped in 2024 after law enforcement disrupted two high-profile ransomware groups.
\nReported ransomware incidents and payments reached an all-time high in 2023, with 1,512 incidents and a total of $1.1 billion in payments. Following the disruption of the two ransomware groups, those figures declined in 2024 to 1,476 incidents and a total of $734 million in payments.
\nThe activities that drove this decline were the disruptions of the ALPHV\/Blackcat and LockBit ransomware groups.<\/p>\n

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