In an era where cutting-edge technologies like generative artificial intelligence and Windows 11 dominate the digital landscape, it's startling to discover that numerous critical institutions continue to rely on Windows XP, an operating system released in 2001 and officially unsupported by...
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EternalBlue is not just another exploit in the cybersecurity hall of fame—it’s the infamous flaw that shook the digital world in 2017 and still resonates in security advisories today. Originally leaked by the hacker group The Shadow Brokers, this exploit was reportedly developed by the U.S...
Today Microsoft released fixes for a critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability, CVE-2019-0708, in Remote Desktop Services – formerly known as Terminal Services – that affects some older versions of Windows. The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) itself is not vulnerable. This vulnerability is...
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Original release date: May 12, 2017 | Last revised: May 19, 2017
Systems Affected
Microsoft Windows operating systems
Overview
According to numerous open-source reports, a widespread ransomware campaign is affecting various organizations with reports of tens of thousands of infections in...
I have an older laptop that I try to keep secure with windows updates. Especially In the wake of all these ransom ware attacks. When new updates are issued on my desktop, I check the laptop to see if it will be getting same. Never happens. When I go to my security menu and ask for windows...
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In one of the more serious malware attacks in recent years, primarily because it has attacked networked healthcare infrastructure, a lone 22-year old researcher may have successfully activated a killswitch to prevent the "WannaCry" or "WanaCryptor 2.0" from spreading to new systems.
The recent...
Original release date: May 12, 2017 | Last revised: May 13, 2017
Systems Affected
Microsoft Windows operating systems
Overview
According to numerous open-source reports, a widespread ransomware campaign is affecting various organizations with reports of tens of thousands of infections in as...