Microsoft Super Patch Tuesday, Trojanized Installers and Ransomware Groups Pivot - Blumira Briefings

Welcome to Blumira Briefings, your top headlines and trends for your security practice.This week's episode:- Microsoft released security updates to address a set of 59 flaws across its software, including six vulnerabilities that it said have been exploited in the wild- A fake 7-Zip website is distributing a trojanized installer of the popular archiving tool that turns the user’s computer into a residential proxy node- Following a series of highly successful data-exfiltration-only attacks, ransomware groups are stealing victims’ data without encrypting itLike the new format? Have a security topic you want us to cover? Let us know in the comments!Sources:-- Microsoft Patches 59 Vulnerabilities Including Six Actively Exploited Zero-Dayshttps://thehackernews.com/2026/02/microsoft-patches-59-vulnerabilities.html-- Malicious 7-Zip site distributes installer laced with proxy toolhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-7-zip-site-distributes-installer-laced-with-proxy-tool-- Ransomware Groups May Pivot Back to Encryption as Data Theft Tactics Falterhttps://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-groups-may-pivot-back-to-encryption-as-data-theft-tactics-falter