Security News > 2018 > September > Windows Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks by 'PowerPool' Group
2018-09-05 15:08
A threat group tracked by security firm ESET as “PowerPool” has been exploiting a Windows zero-day vulnerability to elevate the privileges of a backdoor in targeted attacks. read more
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