Technology15 Jul 2026SEO 881 min read

Analysis: Microsoft patches bug in video game Age of Empires II

On Tuesday, Microsoft patched a historic record number of security bugs across its product lines, in large part due to the use of AI to help the company and ex…

On Tuesday, Microsoft patched a historic record number of security bugs across its product lines, in large part due to the use of AI to help the company and external researchers to discover bugs. Among the fixed vulnerabilities there was one for the remastered version of the classic 25-year-old war strategy video game Age of Empires II. The flaw allowed hackers to take over a victim’s computer by sending a custom malicious game invite, according to security researchers. A video posted on X show…

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