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Security researcher Orange Tsai of DEVCORE publicly detailed a Microsoft Edge sandbox-escape exploit chain built entirely from five logic bugs and two Windows features, with no memory corruption or AI assistance involved. The chain earned him $175,000 and 17.5 Master of Pwn points at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, and he has since presented the full methodology at HITCON and Hexacon.
Microsoft reported net profit of more than $36.6bn and revenue of $92.3bn for the quarter ending September, a 19% year-on-year increase driven largely by 30% growth in its cloud business. The results came just days after the company said it would offer buyouts to around 60,000 employees as part of cost-cutting tied to heavy AI investment. Shares rose nearly 2.9% in after-hours trading following the announcement.
Apple and Microsoft were added on October 2 to Russia's 'organizers of information dissemination' registry maintained by regulator Roskomnadzor, Bloomberg reported. The designation requires them to store Russian users' messages, calls and video communications for three years and hand that data to security services upon request, or face fines and potential service restrictions. Google Meet, WhatsApp, Telegram, Snapchat, Cloudflare and Blizzard are already on the same list.
Jim Cramer said on CNBC's Mad Money that companies including Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI have grown so dominant and profitable that they resemble 'nation states.' He pointed to Microsoft's latest earnings as evidence, noting revenue grew 19%, Azure cloud revenue jumped 48%, and capital spending came in below Wall Street forecasts, sending shares up 4% after hours.
In its latest quarterly earnings, Microsoft broke with longstanding practice and disclosed Azure's actual dollar revenue for the July-September quarter: $33.2 billion, up 48% year-over-year. That figure beat analyst expectations of $32.3 billion and exceeded CFO Amy Hood's earlier guidance of 44-45% growth, edging out Google Cloud's reported $30.7 billion for the same period.
Microsoft disclosed in a regulatory filing that it generated $10 billion in revenue from OpenAI-related commercial arrangements, including revenue-sharing payments, in the quarter ended September 30. That figure equals roughly 11% of Microsoft's $92.3 billion total quarterly revenue, and full fiscal 2026 OpenAI-related revenue reached $24.1 billion. Microsoft also listed $7.2 billion in outstanding receivables owed by OpenAI, up from $6 billion three months earlier.
Microsoft reported $92.3 billion in revenue, up 19% year-over-year, marking its tenth consecutive record quarter. Net income rose 32% to $36.6 billion, driven largely by Microsoft Cloud revenue of $63.9 billion, with Azure contributing $33.2 billion and $10 billion specifically tied to OpenAI. Capital expenditures hit a record $45.2 billion, while Devices and Consumer revenue fell 3%.
Microsoft reported $45.2 billion in quarterly capex and finance leases, below the $50.7 billion analysts expected, while Alphabet's capex of $51.36 billion also fell short of the $55.09 billion forecast. Shares of neocloud firms CoreWeave and Nebius dropped nearly 5% and IREN fell about 3% in extended trading following the reports.
Microsoft posted a jump in quarterly profit, driven by faster growth in its cloud computing business. The results came as investors had been watching closely for signs of returns on the company's heavy AI-related spending.
NordVPN's Threat Intelligence team identified malicious GitHub repositories posing as popular PS5 emulators like Kyttyps5 and AnyPS5. Once downloaded, the malware disables Microsoft Defender scanning, deploys an infostealer to harvest passwords and personal data, then deletes its own traces. NordVPN CTO Marijus Briedis says the fake software is designed to appear legitimate to emulation enthusiasts who routinely run unsigned files.
Microsoft posted first-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue of $92.3 billion, up 19 percent, with net income of $33.6 billion, up 32 percent. The company restructured its financial reporting into two new segments, Agents and Infra and Devices and Consumer, replacing its prior three-segment structure, and will now disclose Azure revenue quarterly. Azure brought in $33.17 billion, up 48 percent year-over-year, while Devices and Consumer revenue fell 3 percent, with Windows OEM revenue down 22 percent amid a weak PC market.
Microsoft will post results for the quarter ended Sept. 30 after the market closes Wednesday, with analysts polled by LSEG expecting adjusted earnings of $4.73 per share on revenue of $90.69 billion. The report marks the company's first switch to two operating segments since 1998, replacing its prior three-way split, and the first time it will disclose Azure revenue in dollar terms, with StreetAccount analysts forecasting $32.32 billion, implying growth above 44%.