Items tagged with zerologon

by Nathan Ord - Fri, Oct 30, 2020

Microsoft Warns Of Ongoing Zerologon Attacks On Windows PCs By Cybercriminals

One would think that once a vulnerability received ample coverage and explicit warnings that encouraged uses to patch, we might see a drop-off in attacks. That is not the case; however, as Microsoft is again reporting that the Zerologon security flaw is still being exploited in the wild. This is another succinct... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Fri, Sep 25, 2020

Vicious Zerologon Windows Security Flaw Is Now Actively Exploited By Hackers

There is a very good reason why the Department of Homeland Security recently issued an emergency directive to federal agencies to patch their Windows Servers against Zerologon. Just five days after the directive, Microsoft confirmed on Twitter that Zerologon is actively being exploited by hackers. "Microsoft is... Read more...

by Nathan Ord - Sun, Sep 20, 2020

Homeland Security Issues Urgent Windows Security Warning Over Zerologon Exploit

Earlier in the week, we reported on a dangerous exploit with Windows domain controllers called Zerologon. Now, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), under the Department of Homeland Security direction, is issuing warnings about the exploit and is pushing government agencies to patch the... Read more...

by Nathan Ord - Tue, Sep 15, 2020

Dangerous Zerologon Domain Controller Exploit Discovered In Windows Active Directory

Secura digital security advisors and researchers, have discovered a highly critical vulnerability with Active Directory domain controllers. Rated as a 10 of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), this exploit, dubbed Zerologon, allows nefarious people to take over the domain controller and execute... Read more...