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Microsoft and the feds late Wednesday sounded the alarm on another high-severity bug in Exchange Server hybrid deployments that could allow attackers to escalate privileges from on-premises Exchange to the cloud. While this latest security flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-53786, isn’t under attack (yet), Microsoft deems “exploitation more likely,” and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that the …

Microsoft’s wave of game cancellations continues today with the news that Just Cause developer Avalanche’s day-one Game Pass release Contraband has been cancelled. Citing sources, this was first confirmed by reporter Jason Schreier. The game was planned for PC and Xbox Series X|S. Game File’s Stephen Totilo, meanwhile, said Avalanche has “stopped active development” on Contraband but didn’t use the …

Microsoft incorporates OpenAI’s GPT-5 into consumer, developer and enterprise offerings  Microsoft GPT-5 is here  OpenAI OpenAI launches new GPT-5 model for all ChatGPT users  CNBC OpenAI launches GPT-5 as the AI industry seeks a return on investment  Reuters OpenAI GPT‑5 is here: Company unveils ‘PhD-level experts in your pocket’  Fox Business Source link

Microsoft Discloses Exchange Server Flaw Enabling Silent Cloud Access in Hybrid Setups  The Hacker News ‘High-severity’ Microsoft Exchange vulnerability disclosed on heels of Black Hat talk  Nextgov/FCW Organizations Warned of Vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Deployment  SecurityWeek Microsoft warns of high-severity flaw in hybrid Exchange deployments  BleepingComputer CISA, Microsoft warn about new Microsoft Exchange server vulnerability  Yahoo Finance Source link

Microsoft has warned customers to mitigate a high-severity vulnerability in Exchange Server hybrid deployments that could allow attackers to escalate privileges in Exchange Online cloud environments undetected. Exchange hybrid configurations connect on-premises Exchange servers to Exchange Online (part of Microsoft 365), allowing for seamless integration of email and calendar features between on-premises and cloud mailboxes, including shared calendars, global address …

Note: This Alert may be updated to reflect new guidance issued by CISA or other parties.  CISA is aware of the newly disclosed high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2025-53786, that allows a cyber threat actor with administrative access to an on-premise Microsoft Exchange server to escalate privileges by exploiting vulnerable hybrid-joined configurations. This vulnerability, if not addressed, could impact the identity integrity of an …

Microsoft started testing its Xbox Copilot on iOS and Android earlier this year, and now it’s bringing the chatbot to the Game Bar feature on Windows 11. Xbox Insiders can start testing a preview of the Gaming Copilot integration in the Game Bar today, and Microsoft is planning “further optimizations” for this new feature on the upcoming Xbox Ally handhelds. …

A new expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will bring famous locations from Jurassic World and Jurassic Park to the popular flying game. And yes, those locations will be inhabited by dinosaurs. Finally, I can fly a 747 above the heads of dangerous dinos like the T. rex and Velociraptor. I just have to first, uh, learn how to fly …

Microsoft is making OpenAI’s new free and open GPT model, gpt-oss-20b, available to Windows 11 users via Windows AI Foundry, the tech giant’s platform that lets users tap AI features, APIs, and popular open-source models on their computers. The company said in a blog post that gpt‑oss-20b is “tool-savvy and lightweight,” adding: “Optimized for agentic tasks like code execution and …

Microsoft Launches Project Ire to Autonomously Classify Malware Using AI Tools  The Hacker News Project Ire autonomously identifies malware at scale  Microsoft Microsoft unveils AI agent that can autonomously detect malware  Axios Microsoft’s new AI reverse-engineers malware autonomously, marking a shift in cybersecurity  GeekWire Project Ire: Microsoft’s autonomous malware detection AI agent  Help Net Security Source link