Metasploit 6.2.0 has been released with 138 new modules, 148 new improvements/features, and 156 bug fixes since version 6.1.0 was released in August 2021. Metasploit is a penetration testing framework ...
A new cryptojacking botnet is spreading across compromised networks via multiple methods that include the EternalBlue exploit for Windows Server Message Block (SMB) communication protocol. The ...
Fully functional exploit code for the (still unpatched) Windows SMB v2 vulnerability has been released to the public domain via the freely available Metasploit point-and-click attack tool, raising the ...
US-CERT and other organizations Friday warned of a zero-day memory corruption bug in several versions of Microsoft Windows that could allow a remote attacker to cause a vulnerable system to crash and ...
Within two days of news that GandCrab 4.0 ransomware was being distributed by compromising websites disguised as download sites for cracked applications, a newer version (v4.1) was found using the ...
Exploits of Microsoft’s server message block (SMB) protocol have been an “unmitigated success” for malware writers, according to researchers at security firm Cylance. In April 2017, the Shadow Brokers ...
The EternalSynergy, EternalRomance, and EternalChampion exploits have been reworked to work on all vulnerable Windows versions: Windows 2000 -- Server 2016. Oh, good, three NSA exploits previously ...
Security researchers at penetration testing firm Immunity have created a reliable remote exploit capable of spawning a worm through an unpatched security hole in Microsoft's dominant Windows operating ...