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Last weekend a security researcher publicly disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Server editions after Microsoft failed to patch it in the past three months. The zero-day memory corruption flaw resides in the implementation of the SMB (server message block) network file sharing protocol that could […]

Windows SMB Zero-Day Exploit Released in the Wild after Microsoft ...

6 Feb, 2017 in News tagged 0day / microsoft / smb / Windows by admin

So it seems there is a Fitbit vulnerability involving the BlueTooth implementation that can be used to embed self replicating malware onto the wearable fitness tracker. Fitbit trackers may have a vulnerability that can let somebody within Bluetooth range quickly hack them, according to security company Fortinet. Worse yet, once […]

Fitbit trackers can be hacked in ’10 seconds’

25 Oct, 2015 in News tagged code injection / exercise / fitibt / hacking / microsoft / vulnerability by admin

A malicious DLL was able to read & log passwords in clear text An attack exploiting the Microsoft Outlook Web Application (OWA) allowed hackers to record authentication credentials via a malicious DLL file placed on the server itself. The attack was uncovered by security vendor Cybereason, when a company asked […]

Hackers Breach Microsoft OWA Server, Steal 11,000 User Passwords

6 Oct, 2015 in News tagged DLL / hack / malicious / microsoft / owa / webmail by admin

With days before Windows 10’s official release, Microsoft details some of the many security features aimed at keeping users and their data safe. Windows 10 launches in two days as a free upgrade to eligible users, and in the hours leading up to July 29, Microsoft is working to ease […]

Microsoft Calls Windows 10 the ‘Most Secure Windows Ever’

27 Jul, 2015 in News tagged microsoft / news / redmond / secure / smartscreen / windows 10 by admin

Unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer

23 Jul, 2015 in News tagged hacking / HP / internet / internet explorer / microsoft / news / vulnerabilities / zero day by admin

Microsoft Windows users have been told to download a security patch IMMEDIATELY following the discovery of a “critical” security flaw which has left one BILLION PC owners vulnerable. Microsoft has rolled out an emergency patch for a “critical” bug found in almost every version of Windows, including the upcoming Windows […]

Microsoft : One BILLION PCs left open to HACKERS

21 Jul, 2015 in News tagged hacking / microsoft / news / vulnerabilities / Windows / windows 10 / Windows 7 / Windows 8 by admin

Another day, another round of security fixes. And it’s not even the first round of the day, if you count Adobe’s latest release. In Microsoft’s round of updates for July, the company has issued 14 bulletins fixing dozens of vulnerabilities in many Microsoft products, including Windows and Office. Three of the […]

Microsoft releases 14 security fixes in July’s Patch Tuesday

15 Jul, 2015 in News tagged microsoft / news / patch / tuesday / updates / Windows / Windows 7 / Windows 8 by admin

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