Still using Windows 10? You're a prime target for ransomware now - unless you do this

ZDNET's key takeaways Millions of computers globally are still running Windows 10.Attackers are ready, willing, and able to exploit unpatched PCs.Signing up for extended security updates is a crucial ...
ZDNet

Windows SMB2 exploit now public; Expect in-the-wild attacks soon

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 ...
Ars Technica

Exploit for wormable BlueKeep Windows bug released into the wild

For months, security practitioners have worried about the public release of attack code exploiting BlueKeep, the critical vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft Windows that’s “wormable,” ...
Threat Post

Windows PoC Exploit Released for Wormable RCE

The exploit pries open CVE-2021-31166, a bug with a CVSS score of 9.8 that was the baddest of the bad in Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday release last week. Microsoft discovered the flaw internally, ...
WeLiveSecurity

Exploit Protection for Microsoft Windows

Software exploits are an attack technique used by attackers to silently install various malware – such as Trojans or backdoors – on a user’s computer without requiring social engineering to trick the ...
Dark Reading

WannaCry Exploit Could Infect Windows 10

A flaw in unpatched versions of Window 10 could leave machines vulnerable to EternalBlue, the remote kernel exploit behind the recent WannaCry ransomware attack. WannaCry targeted a Server Message ...
PC World

Windows Shortcut Exploit: What You Need to Know

Microsoft released Security Advisory 2286198 late last week to address a newly-discovered zero-day flaw that can be exploited simply by clicking a shortcut icon. However, that original guidance is ...
Bleeping Computer

New Zero-Day Exploit for Bug in Windows 10 Task Scheduler

Exploit developer SandboxEscaper has quietly dropped a new zero-day exploit for the Windows operating system just a week after Microsoft's monthly cycle of security updates. This exploit is the fifth ...
ZDNet

Exploit code puts Windows XP and 2000 at risk

Exploit code has been published that could take advantage of flaws in Windows XP SP1 and Windows 2000 SP4, according to a warning issued Thursday by Microsoft. Although the exploit code could be used ...
Forbes

Windows ‘BlueKeep’ Attack That U.S. Government Warned About Is Happening Right Now

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This article is more than 6 years old. Microsoft, the NSA and ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft patches 3 Windows 0-days under active exploit

Microsoft has patched three actively exploited vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute malicious code or elevate system privileges on devices that run Windows. Two of the security ...