Attackers have not waited for Exploit Wednesday; the Microsoft Windows zero-day attacks have already started. Here’s what you need to know and do.

The security advisory gave out few details of the vulnerability, only saying that it was a flaw in the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) component, and could result in a denial-of-service attack that would ...

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State-sponsored APTs from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China are targeting victims using a Windows shortcut file exploit, according to new research from Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). In ...

The no-click exploit launched in October infected computers in Europe and North America with the RomCom backdoor when victims were redirected through attacker-controlled websites. A Russia-aligned ...

Five critical flaws in Dell laptops allow attackers to bypass Windows login, get admin control, and install undetectable malware. Vulnerabilities exploit Dell ControlVault hardware, impact business ...

Hackers are now exploiting the zero-day Windows vulnerability that a Google engineer took public last week, Microsoft confirmed today. Although Microsoft did not share details of the attack, other ...

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Windows includes built-in exploit protection that limits the damage hackers can do even when software vulnerabilities exist. The tool offers system-wide and app-specific settings, though enabling ...

One incredibly popular Windows tools has recently been updated to address a zero-day exploit that could give bad actors a chance to install malware on devices running older versions of the app. The ...