Microsoft releases urgent Office patch. Russian-state hackers pounce.

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russia_cistech2/4/2026

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According to arstechnica.com, russian-state hackers wasted no time exploiting a critical Microsoft Office vulnerability that allowed them to compromise the devices inside diplomatic, maritime, and transport organizations in more than half a dozen countries, researchers said Wednesday.

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