Unpatched Microsoft Defender flaw lets hackers gain admin access

A security researcher has published a working exploit for a Microsoft Defender security flaw that affects Windows 10, 11, and ...
Cybernews

Disgruntled hacker drops second zero-day Windows Defender exploit just hours after Microsoft patches first one

A disgruntled researcher released a second zero-day Windows Defender exploit, dubbed RedSun, shortly after Microsoft patched ...

Microsoft's Security Response Center is being blamed for the zero-day BlueHammer exploit leak

A zero-day BlueHammer exploit was recently published on GitHub in response to alleged MSRC failures, and although Microsoft ...
Dark Reading

Exploits Turn Windows Defender into Attacker Tool

Three proof-of-concept exploits are being used in active attacks against Microsoft's built-in security platform; two are ...

Angry Hacker Drops Microsoft Zero-Day Exploit, 1 Billion Users Warned

A security researcher frustrated with Microsoft has released the BlueHammer Windows zero-day exploit, telling the company, “I ...
Windows Report

RedSun Exploit Hits Microsoft Defender Zero-Day, Grants SYSTEM Access

RedSun exploit targets Microsoft Defender zero-day, granting SYSTEM access on fully patched Windows systems with no patch ...

Microsoft Defender Flaws Exploited on Windows, Two Left Unpatched

Although the team with Microsoft moved swiftly to patch the BlueHammer vulnerability, other exploits still threaten Microsoft ...

‘BlueHammer’ Exploit Targets Windows, Potentially Impacting 1 Billion+ Devices

A researcher released a working ‘BlueHammer’ Windows zero-day exploit that could impact over 1 billion devices, granting ...

Windows 11 cumulative updates KB5083769 & KB5082052 released

Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5083769 and KB5082052 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 now uses JScript9Legacy engine for improved security

Microsoft announced that it has replaced the default scripting engine JScript with the newer and more secure JScript9Legacy on Windows 11 version 24H2 and later. The decision is driven by security ...

Adobe Attacks Underway—Windows And Mac Users Given 72 Hours To Update

Adobe Acrobat and Reader users are under attack from hackers using a zero-day vulnerability. Update within 72 hours, Adobe ...