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According to Matt Miller, a security engineer with the Microsoft Security Response Center, many zero-day vulnerabilities are ineffective against the newest versions of Windows 10. Miller analyzed zero-day attacks from 2015 to 2019 — focusing on how exploitation attacks have become less frequent since the release of Windows 10. The report concluded that over 40% […]
A report by ZDNet has revealed that a mysterious hacker is selling Windows zero-day exploits to the world’s most notorious cybercrime groups for the past three years. At least three cyber-espionage groups also known as Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) are regular customers of this hacker. According to experts from Kaspersky Lab, the hacker going by […]
According to the latest Kaspersky Lab Report, a Windows Zero-Day vulnerability is serving as a backdoor for hackers to take control of users’ PCs. The latest exploit utilizes a use-after-free attack and has a technical name CVE-2019-0895. The exploit is found in win32k.sys and grants hackers Local Privilege meaning they’re able to access resources usually outside of users’ capabilities. How Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability Works? A normal […]
Microsoft is alread already having a lot on its plate for these past few days. And it appears October couldn’t get any worse for the company. A new zero-day vulnerability discovered by a researcher @SandboxEscaper can be exploited to delete files without any permission. As Bleeping Computer notes, the vulnerability, which affects all the Windows 10 versions, can be […]
Short Bytes: A hacker is selling a dangerous zero day vulnerability on a Russian cybercrime website. This exploit is said to be affecting more than 1.5 billion Windows users as it works on all version of Windows. The hacker wishes to sell the complete source code and demo of the exploit to any person who pays […]