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Disgruntled hacker drops second zero-day Windows Defender exploit just hours after Microsoft patches first one

A disgruntled researcher released a second zero-day Windows Defender exploit, dubbed RedSun, shortly after Microsoft patched ...

Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations

A security researcher published details of three security vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, and the code used to exploit ...

‘BlueHammer’ Exploit Targets Windows, Potentially Impacting 1 Billion+ Devices

A researcher released a working ‘BlueHammer’ Windows zero-day exploit that could impact over 1 billion devices, granting ...
Windows Report

Windows BlueHammer Zero-Day Lets Attackers Gain SYSTEM Access

According to Bleeping Computer, the BlueHammer vulnerability is a Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) flaw that leverages a combination of time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) issues and path confusion ...

Microsoft Defender Flaws Exploited on Windows, Two Left Unpatched

Although the team with Microsoft moved swiftly to patch the BlueHammer vulnerability, other exploits still threaten Microsoft ...

Recently leaked Windows zero-days now exploited in attacks

Threat actors are exploiting three recently disclosed Windows security vulnerabilities in attacks aimed at gaining SYSTEM or ...
Dark Reading

Older Versions of Windows at Risk From New Zero-Day Exploit

Cybersecurity firm ESET discovered a Windows zero-day exploit that affects older systems like Windows 7 and Server 2008. Called CVE-2019-1132, it is a privilege escalation issue linked to how the ...