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 ...

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 ...
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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 ...

"BlueHammer": Zero-Day vulnerability in Windows grants elevated privileges

Windows has a zero-day vulnerability that allows attackers to escalate their privileges. A patch is not yet available.
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 22H2 adds kernel exploit protection to security baseline

Microsoft has released the final version of security configuration baseline settings for Windows 11, version 22H2, downloadable today using the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit. "This release ...
Forbes

Hackers Bypass Windows Defender Security — What You Need To Know

Update, March 31, 2025: This story, originally published March 29, has been updated with an explanation of LOLBINS as well as further technical information regarding the Windows Defender Application ...
BGR

New Windows Defender Update Adds More Aggressive Blocklist

Windows Defender has been available as a built-in antivirus for Windows 10 and earlier for several years now. The antivirus has grown quite popular with Windows users thanks to being lightweight and ...
ExtremeTech

Key Windows 10 Anti-Malware Tech Critically Broken

Over a decade ago, Microsoft added support for a key malware mitigation technique that makes it harder for rogue applications to predict which code will be loaded into specific target addresses. This ...