Two new pieces of computer code that could be used in cyberattacks on Windows users were posted on the Web on Wednesday and Thursday. The exploit posted Thursday is another that could allow a remote ...
For months, security practitioners have worried about the public release of attack code exploiting BlueKeep, the critical vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft Windows that’s “wormable,” ...
It’s the second Tuesday of February, and that means Microsoft and other software makers are releasing dozens of updates to fix security vulnerabilities. Topping off this month’s list are two zero-days ...
The WebRAT malware is now being distributed through GitHub repositories that claim to host proof-of-concept exploits for ...
A Chinese security group has released sample code to exploit two new unpatched flaws in Microsoft Windows. The advisory comes in the week before Christmas, a time when many companies and home users ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The BlueKeep exploit itself was created by research analysts ...
Researchers can now find the developer of a specific Windows exploit using a new "fingerprinting" technique specifically devised to keep track of exploit developers' activity. More to the point, Check ...
Microsoft has just released a new patch, and this time around, the update comes with fixes for several dangerous and actively abused vulnerabilities and exploits in Windows. A total of 68 ...
Microsoft has issued a warning that targeted attacks are underway against Windows 10 users, from attackers exploiting a critical vulnerability with no available fix. Microsoft has today, March 23, ...
The bot has been dubbed with several names by security firms, including "Graweg," "Mocbot," "WGAReg," and "Cuebot." It uses an exploit published last week that leverages a vulnerability disclosed last ...
The exploit pries open CVE-2021-31166, a bug with a CVSS score of 9.8 that was the baddest of the bad in Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday release last week. Microsoft discovered the flaw internally, ...
ChatGPT users have figured out how to generate free codes for popular computer software like Microsoft Windows 11 Pro. The artificial intelligence chatbot produced working licence keys for the ...