Microsoft Defender RoguePlanet Zero-Day Grants SYSTEM Access on Updated Windows

The anonymous security researcher going by the name Chaotic Eclipse (aka Nightmare-Eclipse) has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for yet another Microsoft Defender zero-day named RoguePlanet.

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Microsoft Restores Some GitHub Repos, Keeps Others Offline as Miasma Probe Continues

Microsoft on Monday confirmed that it temporarily removed some GitHub repositories in response to a recent security incident that led to 73 of its open-source projects being compromised to inject an information stealer into the code.

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Researchers Build Self-Replicating AI Worm That Operates Entirely on Local, Open-Weight Models

University of Toronto researchers have built and tested a proof-of-concept AI-driven computer worm that uses a locally hosted open-weight large language model to reason its way through a network, generate tailored attack strategies for each target it e… Continue reading Researchers Build Self-Replicating AI Worm That Operates Entirely on Local, Open-Weight Models→

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New FROST Attack Lets Websites Track What Sites and Apps You Open via SSD Timing

A malicious website can work out which sites you visit and which apps you open, using nothing but JavaScript and the timing of your SSD. The attack, called FROST, needs no native code, no extension, and no permission prompt.

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