Security News > 2017 > December > Project Zero Chains Bugs for ‘aPAColypse Now’ Attack on Windows 10
2017-12-19 16:00
Google’s Project Zero team dubs a new WPAD-related attack as an “aPAColypse Now” that allows a local attacker to compromise a targeted and fully patched Windows 10 PC.
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http://threatpost.com/project-zero-chains-bugs-for-apacolypse-now-attack-on-windows-10/129193/
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