Windows RDP servers are being abused to amplify DDoS attacks
Cybercrime gangs are abusing Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) systems to bounce and amplify junk traffic as part of DDoS attacks, security firm Netscout...
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Microsoft Issues Patches for Defender Zero-Day and 82 Other Windows Flaws
For the first patch Tuesday of 2021, Microsoft released security updates addressing a total of 83 flaws spanning as many as 11 products and...
Google reveals sophisticated Windows and Android hacking operation
Image: Google Project Zero Google published a six-part report today detailing a sophisticated hacking operation that the company detected in early 2020 and which...
Google: Microsoft Improperly Patched Exploited Windows Vulnerability
Google Project Zero has disclosed a Windows zero-day vulnerability caused by the improper fix for CVE-2020-0986, a security flaw abused in a campaign dubbed...
Google Discloses Poorly-Patched, Now Unpatched, Windows 0-Day Bug
Google’s Project Zero team has made public details of an improperly patched zero-day security vulnerability in Windows print spooler API that could be leveraged...
PoC Released for Unpatched Windows Vulnerability Present Since 2006
Details and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit have been released for an unpatched privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows related to the PsExec administration tool. The...
Cisco 9.9/10-severity bug: Patch these dangerous Jabber flaws for Windows, macOS
Cisco has rolled out patches for several critical flaws affecting the Jabber clients for Windows, MacOS, and the mobile apps for iOS and Android. ...
Microsoft Releases Windows Update (Dec 2020) to Fix 58 Security Flaws
Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 58 newly discovered security flaws spanning as many as 11 products and services as part of its final...
Unofficial Patch Released for Windows 7 Zero-Day Vulnerability
An unofficial patch is now available through ACROS Security’s 0patch service for a zero-day vulnerability identified earlier this month in Windows 7 and Windows...
Security researcher accidentally discovers Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 zero-day
Image: Microsoft A French security researcher has accidentally discovered a zero-day vulnerability that impacts the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems...