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Nasty Spoofing Attack Resurrects Internet Explorer Vulnerability in Windows 10 and 11 - Slashdot
Slashdot reader joshuark shared this report from BetaNews: Check Point Research has identified a critical zero-day spoofing attack exploitin...
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Hackers Resurrect Internet Explorer to Attack Windows PCs
Although Microsoft permanently disabled Internet Explorer in the operating systems last year, Check Point researcher Haifei Li discovered th...
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1 day ago · Slashdot reader joshuark shared this report from BetaNews : Check Point Research has identified a critical zero-day spoofing attack exploiting Microsoft Internet Explorer on modern Windows 10/11 systems, despite the browser's retirement. Identified as CVE-2024-38112, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute remote code by tricking users ...
5 days ago · by Haifei Li Introduction and Background Check Point Research recently discovered that threat actors have been using novel (or previously unknown) tricks to lure Windows users for remote code execution. Specifically, the attackers used special Windows Internet Shortcut files (.url extension name), which, when clicked, would call the retired Internet Explorer (IE) to visit the […]
But over the past year, hackers found a way to use the much-maligned web browser to attack Window PCs. The scheme, detailed in a Tuesday report from cybersecurity vendor Check Point, exploits a ...
Cybersecurity researchers at Check Point Research have uncovered a novel zero-day exploit that weaponizes seemingly innocuous Windows Internet Shortcut files (.url) to target unsuspecting users. This sophisticated attack resurrects the long-retired Internet Explorer (IE) browser, opening the door for malicious code execution on even the latest ...
5 days ago · Check Point Research (CPR) warns of a new spoofing attack from threat actors using Internet Explorer shortcut files to lure Windows 10/11 users for remote code execution. CPR recommends Microsoft customers patch immediately. Key Findings. Threat actors are luring Windows 10/11 users into enabling remote code execution and accessing their computers
2 days ago · This vulnerability— CVE-2024-38112 —isn’t the only Microsoft Windows patch to make CISA’s list with a July 30 deadline. The government has also added CVE-2024-38080, warning that ...
4 days ago · Tuesday's software updates address 139 Microsoft CVEs. The first of two vulnerabilities for sure under active exploit – CVE-2024-38080 – is a Windows Hyper-V elevation of privilege flaw with a 7.8-out-of-10 CVSS rating, which Microsoft deemed "important." We don't know how widespread exploitation is of this one, though Microsoft does note ...
