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 ...
InfoWorld

Word exploit loose, according to Microsoft, Symantec

The new attack is a Word doc containing shell code and malware that targets a vulnerability Microsoft just patched on Tuesday Security researchers spotted an attack Wednesday that exploits a ...
Dark Reading

'BlueHammer' Windows Zero-Day Exploit Signals Microsoft Bug Disclosure Issues

The leak online of exploit code for an apparent Windows zero-day flaw dubbed "BlueHammer" could be the sign of a larger issue that security researchers face when collaborating with Microsoft on ...
Dark Reading

2 Zero-Day Bugs in Microsoft's Nov. Update Under Active Exploit

Attackers are already actively exploiting two vulnerabilities for which Microsoft issued patches on Nov. 12 as part of its monthly security update. And they could soon begin targeting two other ...
Computerworld

Rigged Word docs exploit 2008 bug, say researchers

Attackers, probably based in China, are exploiting a December bug in Microsoft Word to hijack Windows PCs, Vietnamese security researchers warned Thursday. According to Nguyen Minh Duc, manager of ...
InfoWorld

Third exploit for Word released

Hackers have released attack code that exploits a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s Word software — the third such bug to be disclosed in the past week. The proof of concept code was posted ...