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Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2020
103,000 machines are still vulnerable to SMBGhost attacks

Eight months after Microsoft issued a patch for the critical SMBGhost issues over 100,000 systems exposed online are still vulnerable to this attack. In March, Microsoft has addressed the critical SMBGhost vulnerability (CVE-2020-0796) in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. “A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2020
Threat actors are actively exploiting Zerologon flaw, Microsoft warns

Microsoft researchers are warning that threat actors are continuing to actively exploit the ZeroLogon vulnerability in attacks in the wild. Microsoft is warning that threat actors are actively exploiting the ZeroLogon vulnerability in the Netlogon Remote Protocol. The CVE-2020-1472 flaw is an elevation of privilege that resides in the Netlogon. The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2020
Microsoft released out-of-band Windows fixes for 2 RCE issues

Microsoft released two out-of-band security updates to address remote code execution (RCE) bugs in the Microsoft Windows Codecs Library and Visual Studio Code. Microsoft has released two out-of-band security updates to address two remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities that affect the Microsoft Windows Codecs Library and Visual Studio Code. The two vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2020-17022 and CVE-2020-17023, have been rated […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2020
Developer successfully compiled leaked source code for MS Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 OSs

Last week, the source code for MS Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 OSs were leaked online, now a developer successfully compiled them. Last week, the source code for Microsoft’s Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems was published as a torrent file on the bulletin board website 4chan. This is the first time […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 15, 2020
Microsoft open-sourced its Project OneFuzz fuzzing framework for Azure

Microsoft released the Project OneFuzz, an open-source fuzzing framework for its cloud computing service Azure. Microsoft this week announced the release of the Project OneFuzz which is an open-source fuzzing framework for its cloud computing service Azure. The project was previously used by the IT giant to find vulnerabilities in the popular service. “Today, we’re […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2020
Microsoft Out-of-Band security patch fixes Windows privilege escalation flaws

Microsoft released an Out-of-Band security update to address privilege escalation flaws in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 systems. Microsoft released this week an out-of-band security update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 systems that address two privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Windows Remote Access. Both vulnerabilities were addressed by Microsoft in August, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2020
Actively exploited CVE-2020-1464 Windows Spoofing flaw was known since 2018

The actively exploited Windows spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2020-1464) recently patched by Microsoft has been known for more than two years. The actively exploited Windows spoofing flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-1464 and patched last week by Microsoft, has been known for more than two years, researchers revealed. Microsoft’s August 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates addressed 120 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2020
PoC Released for Critical CVE-2020-1147 flaw, SharePoint servers exposed to hack

Expert release a PoC exploit code for a recently addressed critical flaw in Microsoft SharePoint, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio. CVE-2020-1147 is a critical vulnerability in .NET Framework, SharePoint, and Visual Studio that was recently addressed by Microsoft with the release of the July 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates. The flaw is caused by the lack […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2020
Microsoft releases emergency security updates to fix Windows codecs

Microsoft has silently released an emergency security update through the Windows Store app to address two vulnerabilities in Windows codecs. Microsoft has silently released two out-of-band security updates through the Windows Store app to address two vulnerabilities in the Windows Codecs Library. The two issues are remote code execution vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2020-1425 & CVE-2020-1457 that impact Windows 10 […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2020
Tech firms suspend use of ‘biased’ facial recognition technology

Amazon, IBM and now Microsoft ban the sale of facial recognition technology to police departments and are urging for federal laws to regulate its use. Microsoft has joined Amazon and IBM in banning the sale of facial recognition technology to police departments, the tech giants are also urging for federal laws to regulate the use […]