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Microsoft on Tuesday released updates to fix roughly 120 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Two of the flaws have been publicly detailed prior to this week, and one is already seeing active exploitation, according to…

PDF Weak passwords used over the Windows Server Message Block (SMB) protocol are often part of attacks that result in the spread of Purple Fox malware, Specops researchers report. Purple Fox, first detected in 2018, is a malware campaign that targets Windows machines. Until recently, its operators used phishing emails and various privilege escalation exploits to target Internet Explorer and Windows devices. However, in late 2020 and early 2021, a new infection vector began to infect Internet-...

WannaCrys ransom note Where were you on May 12, 2017? For many cybersecurity professionals, the answer is "trying to contain the fallout from WannaCry," the ransomware that on that day began hitting organizations worldwide. WannaCry spread quickly because it included an exploit for a widespread flaw in Windows Server Message Block version 1, aka EternalBlue. The flaw, CVE-2017-0143, was long ago patched by Microsoft - in fact, shortly before WannaCry appeared - via its MS17-010 security update....