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A Decade Old Unix/Linux/BSD Root Privilege-Escalation Bug Discovered

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Update: Find working Exploits and Proof-of-Concepts at the bottom of this article.

Security researchers have discovered more than a decade-old vulnerability in several Unix-based operating systems — including Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD and Solaris — which can be exploited by attackers to escalate their privileges to root, potentially leading to a full system takeover.

Dubbed Stack Clash

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Shadow Brokers Group Releases More Stolen NSA Hacking Tools & Exploits

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Remember The Shadow Brokers? They are back.

A hackers group that previously claimed to have stolen a bunch of hacking tools (malware, zero-day exploits, and implants) created by the NSA and gained popularity last year for leaking a portion of those to… Continue reading Shadow Brokers Group Releases More Stolen NSA Hacking Tools & Exploits→