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Latest Versions of Windows 10 Are More Secure Against Zero-Day Attacks

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% […]

Hackers Exploiting Oracle WebLogic zero-day With New Ransomware To Encrypt User Data

Hackers exploiting the recently disclosed Oracle WebLogic Server remote code execution vulnerability to install a new variant of ransomware called “Sodinokibi.” The vulnerability allows anyone with HTTP access to the server can carry out the attack without authentication. The vulnerability affects Oracle WebLogic Server, versions 10.3.6.0, 12.1.3.0, Oracle fixed the issue on April 26, and […]

New Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability Grants Hackers Full Control Over PCs

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 […]

Zero-Day Flaws in Counter-Strike 1.6 Exploited by Malicious Servers to Hack Players Computer

Hackers exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in Counter-Strike 1.6 game client to infect player’s devices by using a malicious gaming server and downloads malware into their devices. The Counter-Strike game was decades old but still have a huge fan database, according to researchers, 20,000 players using official CS 1.6 clients. The official game client contains two unpatched […]

A New Windows Zero Day Exploit Can Delete Your System Files

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 […]

New Double Zero-day Exploit Discovered in same PDF file that Affected Adobe Acrobat & Windows 7

A researcher discovered new double Zero-day exploit that affected Adobe Acrobat, Reader and older Windows 7 platforms, Windows Server 2008. This critical Zero-Day exploit discovered during the analysis conducted by Microsoft against the malicious PDF file that discovered by ESET researcher. The malicious PDF initially reported to Microsoft as a potential exploit for an unknown Windows kernel […]

Adobe Will Issue Patch Exploited Flash Player Zero Day Exploit

If you have already uninstalled Flash Player, congratulations! But if you did not do it, here’s another good reason to abandon it. Adobe has released a security patch update for a critical vulnerability in its Flash Player zero day exploit that is actively exploited in nature by hackers as part of targeted attacks against Windows […]