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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FireEye said threat actors are using the NSA’s EternalBlue exploit of the same Microsoft SMBv1 vulnerability as WannaCry to spread Nitol and Gh0st RAT. EternalBlue, the exploit used in the WannaCry ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Metasploit is a penetration testing framework that makes hacking simple. It’s an essential tool for many attackers and defenders. Point Metasploit at your target, pick an exploit, what payload to drop ...