Microsoft's Windows Defender patch didn't survive the week

Microsoft patched a Windows Defender privilege escalation flaw this month; within days the researcher who found it published a working bypass called ShieldCrash. Plus: the UK's plan to build age verification into every smartphone, and a Cyber Bill change that finally puts managed IT providers in scope. Sources New Microsoft Defender 'ShieldCrash' zero-day grants SYSTEM access Serial Microsoft 0-day hunter drops yet another Defender exploit Government look to impose mandatory age verification on UK Smartphones UK Commits to Device-Level Child Protections With Adult Age Checks The UK's Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Reaches Lords Committee on 1 September 2026 Ransom! Strad Solutions (SEP-2026) Read the written version