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Windows Vulnerability Scans Increase – Worm Likely To Follow

New coded exploits that take advantage of a widespread Microsoft Windows vulnerability have been posted online. By most reports, malicious scans to expose vulnerable systems are running rampant a week ...
Bleeping Computer

Public BlueKeep Exploit Module Released by MetaSploit

A public exploit module for the BlueKeep Windows vulnerability has been added today to the open-source Metasploit penetration testing framework, developed by Rapid7 in collaboration with the ...
Threat Post

BlueKeep Attacks Have Arrived, Are Initially Underwhelming

The first attacks that exploit the zero-day Windows vulnerability install cryptominers and scan for targets rather than a worm with WannaCry potential. The wave of BlueKeep attacks that security ...
TechRepublic

Vulnerability Scanning vs Penetration Testing: What’s the Difference?

Vulnerability Scanning vs Penetration Testing: What’s the Difference? Your email has been sent Many IT security terms have proved challenging to understand due to their similarities and contextual ...
Threat Post

Another RCE Vulnerability Patched in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

Google Project Zero’s Tavis Ormandy found another remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, the third since early May. Google Project Zero continues to scrape ...
eWeek

Windows Exploit Released, But Experts Downplay Danger

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Amid conflicting reports on the extent of sniffing ...
CRN

Hacker Group Releases New Google Vulnerability Scanner

The Goolag Scanner was intended as a tool for users to audit their own Web pages through Google. The scanner, a standalone Windows GUI-based application, is grounded in Google scanning technology, a ...
Engadget

Microsoft issues Windows attack warning that uses malicious Office files

Attackers are actively exploiting a Microsoft remote code execution vulnerability using malicious Office files, the tech giant has warned. The vulnerability known as CVE-2021-40444 affects Windows ...