Security News

Microsoft Launches Windows Bug Bounty Program (Security Week)
2017-07-27 06:38

Microsoft announced on Wednesday the launch of a Windows bug bounty program with payouts ranging between $500 and $250,000. read more

CowerSnail — Windows Backdoor from the Creators of SambaCry Linux Malware (The Hackers News)
2017-07-27 04:40

Last month, we reported about a group of hackers exploiting SambaCry—a 7-year-old critical remote code execution vulnerability in Samba networking software—to hack Linux computers and install...

Microsoft expands bug bounty program to cover any Windows flaw (ArsTechnica)
2017-07-26 20:28

Now every part of Windows is covered by a bug bounty scheme.

Windows SMB Zero Day to Be Disclosed During DEF CON (Threatpost)
2017-07-26 13:00

Microsoft has said it will not patch a two-decade-old Windows SMB vulnerability, called SMBloris because it behaves comparably to the Slowloris attacks. The flaw will be disclosed and demonstrated...

New Windows Backdoor Linked to SambaCry Linux Malware (Security Week)
2017-07-26 08:00

The cybercriminals who had recently delivered a cryptocurrency miner to Linux servers by exploiting the Samba vulnerability known as EternalRed and SambaCry are believed to have developed a...

EternalSynergy-Based Exploit Targets Recent Windows Versions (Security Week)
2017-07-18 16:18

A security researcher has devised an EternalSynergy-based exploit that can compromise versions of Windows newer than Windows 8. read more

Windows 10 Will Now Let You Reset Forgotten Password Directly From the Lock Screen (The Hackers News)
2017-07-17 00:08

Microsoft is making every effort to make its Windows 10 Fall Creators Update bigger than ever before by beefing up its security practices and hardening it against hackers and cyber attacks in its...

Old Kerberos Bypass Flaw Patched in Windows, Linux (Security Week)
2017-07-14 11:04

A 20-year-old authentication bypass vulnerability affecting some implementations of the Kerberos protocol has been patched in Windows, Linux and BSD operating systems. read more

Ubuntu Linux for Windows 10 Released — Yes, You Read it Right (The Hackers News)
2017-07-14 00:33

Windows and Linux in the same line? Yes, you heard that right... and that too, on the same computer and within the same operating system. Two months ago, Microsoft announced its plans to let its...

Windows 10 Boosts Protections Against Code Injection Attacks (Security Week)
2017-07-13 12:23

Enhancements in Windows 10 Creators Update include improvements in Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Windows Defender ATP) to keep users protected from threats such as Kovter and Dridex...