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'BlueHammer' Windows Zero-Day Exploit Signals Microsoft Bug Disclosure Issues

The leak online of exploit code for an apparent Windows zero-day flaw dubbed "BlueHammer" could be the sign of a larger issue that security researchers face when collaborating with Microsoft on ...
Bleeping Computer

Disgruntled researcher leaks “BlueHammer” Windows zero-day exploit

Exploit code has been released for an unpatched Windows privilege escalation flaw reported privately to Microsoft, allowing attackers to gain SYSTEM or elevated administrator permissions. Dubbed ...
Hosted on MSN

Security expert unleashes Windows exploit after Microsoft ignores him

One security researcher discovered a previously unpatched vulnerability in Windows and reported it to the Microsoft Security Response Center. However, they didn’t ...
TechRepublic

‘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 SYSTEM-level access and leaving no patch yet. A disgruntled security researcher ...
WeLiveSecurity

RomCom exploits Firefox and Windows zero days in the wild

ESET researchers discovered a previously unknown vulnerability in Mozilla products, exploited in the wild by Russia-aligned group RomCom. This is at least the second time that RomCom has been caught ...
PC World

Security expert publishes Windows exploit after Microsoft went silent

PCWorld reports on the ‘BlueHammer’ zero-day vulnerability that allows attackers to potentially take over Windows computers through privilege escalation. A frustrated security researcher published the ...
Neowin

Hackers are selling a Windows exploit for $220,000 on the dark web0 0

Someone is currently trying to sell a Windows exploit on the dark web for $220,000. The exploit specifically targets Windows Remote Desktop Services and gives an attacker system-level privileges on a ...