Microsoft Patches a Record 570 Security Flaws
Microsoft has released a record-breaking 570 security patches, including fixes for three zero-day vulnerabilities currently being exploited. The company attributes the surge in discovered flaws to the use of artificial intelligence in vulnerability research.
Why it matters
The massive increase in patch volume underscores the evolving cybersecurity landscape where AI is being used both to discover and potentially exploit software vulnerabilities.
Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to plug at least 570 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, almost triple the number of vulnerabilities the software giant fixed in its record-smashing Patch Tuesday release last month. Microsoft attributed the burgeoning patch counts to vulnerability discoveries aided by artificial intelligence.
Nearly 60 of the bugs quashed in July’s Patch Tuesday earned a “critical” severity rating, meaning miscreants or malware could use them to seize remote control over a Windows device with little or no help from the user. Microsoft also addressed three zero-day flaws that are already being exploited in the wild.
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