Microsoft Patch Tuesday March 2026: 79 Vulnerabilities, Two Zero-Days, First CVE Credited to an AI Agent

Sources: Krebs on Security · BleepingComputer · Cisco TalosReference: Microsoft Security Update Guide, March 2026Target audience: Windows administrators, SOC teams, CERT/CSIRT, patch management leads Overview On March 10, 2026, Microsoft released its monthly Patch Tuesday security updates, addressing 79 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, SQL Server, Azure, and several third-party components. Three vulnerabilities are classified as…

Full CTI analysis of the ANSSI 2025 Cyber Threat Panorama (CERTFR-2026-CTI-002)

Classification: TLP:CLEAR Unrestricted public distributionPrimary source: ANSSI CERTFR-2026-CTI-002 March 2026Frameworks: MITRE ATT&CK v16 · Diamond Model · Cyber Kill Chain · CVSS v3.1Regulatory context: NIS2 Directive · Cyber Resilience Act · GDPRSectors covered: Education · Healthcare · Telecom · Local Government · Defense · Cloud · OT/ICS This article is CTI analysis based on the…

RESURGE: In-Depth Analysis of a Persistent Implant on Ivanti Connect Secure

Exploitation of CVE-2025-0282 | CVSS 9.0 | SPAWN/SPAWNCHIMERA Malware Family Dominant ATT&CK Techniques: T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application), T1071.001 (Web Protocols), T1556 (Modify Authentication Process) Affected Technology: Ivanti Connect Secure (Pulse Secure) VPN Appliance Classification: TLP:CLEAR-PAP:CLEAR 1. Executive Summary (Board-Level Strategic Abstract) The RESURGE implant represents a first-order structural threat to any organization operating Ivanti Connect…

Azul: Large-Scale Open-Source Malware Analysis Framework Released by ASD

Executive Summary The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has released Azul, an open-source malware analysis platform designed for large-scale operational environments including national CERTs, government cyber teams, and large enterprise SOCs. Azul provides a structured malware repository, an automated analytical engine derived from reverse engineering workflows, and a clustering framework powered by Opensearch. The platform is…

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Attacks

Threat Analysis and Exposure Surfaces According to ANSSI 1. Scope and Context of the Analysis In its report CERTFR-2026-CTI-001 published on February 4, 2026, ANSSI provides a structured threat assessment focused on the role of generative artificial intelligence in cyber attacks. The document specifically addresses generative AI systems, defined as systems capable of producing text,…

UAC-0001 (APT28) Actively Exploits CVE-2026-21509 via Microsoft Office to Target Ukraine and EU Countries

Executive Summary In late January 2026, CERT-UA issued a critical alert regarding the active exploitation of CVE-2026-21509, a vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office. The vulnerability is being leveraged by the threat actor UAC-0001, attributed to the Russian state-sponsored group APT28 (Fancy Bear). Observed attacks primarily target Ukrainian governmental institutions, but multiple European Union organizations have also…