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New Microsoft Defender 'ShieldBreak' zero-day grants SYSTEM privileges

Source Summary Published August 12, 2026 Brief Under 1 min brief
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Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named "ShieldBreak" after Microsoft released the August 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates.

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