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Exploits Turn Windows Defender Into Attacker Tool

Three proof-of-concept exploits are being used in active attacks against Microsoft's built-in security platform; two are ...

Microsoft Defender Flaws Exploited on Windows, Two Left Unpatched

Although the team with Microsoft moved swiftly to patch the BlueHammer vulnerability, other exploits still threaten Microsoft ...

Angry Hacker Drops Microsoft Zero-Day Exploit, 1 Billion Users Warned

A security researcher frustrated with Microsoft has released the BlueHammer Windows zero-day exploit, telling the company, “I ...

Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations

A security researcher published details of three security vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, and the code used to exploit ...

‘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 ...

New Microsoft Defender “RedSun” zero-day PoC grants SYSTEM privileges

A researcher known as "Chaotic Eclipse" has published a proof-of-concept exploit for a second Microsoft Defender zero-day, ...
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RedSun Exploit Hits Microsoft Defender Zero-Day, Grants SYSTEM Access

RedSun exploit targets Microsoft Defender zero-day, granting SYSTEM access on fully patched Windows systems with no patch ...

Recently leaked Windows zero-days now exploited in attacks

Threat actors are exploiting three recently disclosed Windows security vulnerabilities in attacks aimed at gaining SYSTEM or ...

From the BlueHammer author: New Windows zero-day grants admin rights

The exploit uses an insecure behavior of Windows Defender and a file API to secure system rights. It is still unpatched.

Unpatched Windows zero-days RedSun, UnDefend, and BlueHammer are being attacked

The zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows Defender named BlueHammer, RedSun, and UnDefend are apparently being attacked.
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BlueHammer: Researcher drops Windows zero day exploit, says "I was not bluffing Microsoft"

A security researcher has released a Windows zero day exploit called BlueHammer following a dispute with Microsoft. The flaw allows attackers to gain full system access. With no patch available, the ...

1 Billion Microsoft Users Warned As Angry Hacker Drops 0-Day Exploit

A security researcher frustrated with Microsoft has released the BlueHammer Windows zero-day exploit, telling the company, “I'm not explaining how this works.” ...