An exploit which affects every version of Microsoft Windows, which means that it can potentially affect 1.5 billion users, is apparently up for sale on the black market thanks to a Russian hacker. Here’s the details:
A hacker going by the handle BuggiCorp is selling a zero-day vulnerability affecting all Windows OS versions and that can allow an attacker to elevate privileges for software processes to the highest level available in Windows, known as SYSTEM.
Security firm Trustawave discovered the bug this past May, advertised on a Russian underground hacking forum for $90,000. The forum post’s latest update was on May 23, and the initial price was of $95,000.
The hacker will apparently not only sell the exploit along with sample code to show you how it works, but he will sell updates in case it fails to run on future versions of Windows. The hacker is apparently going to only sell this to one person, and for the sake of all Windows users, let’s hope the buyer is Microsoft.
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Windows Zero Day Threat Up For Sale To The Highest Bidder
An exploit which affects every version of Microsoft Windows, which means that it can potentially affect 1.5 billion users, is apparently up for sale on the black market thanks to a Russian hacker. Here’s the details:
A hacker going by the handle BuggiCorp is selling a zero-day vulnerability affecting all Windows OS versions and that can allow an attacker to elevate privileges for software processes to the highest level available in Windows, known as SYSTEM.
Security firm Trustawave discovered the bug this past May, advertised on a Russian underground hacking forum for $90,000. The forum post’s latest update was on May 23, and the initial price was of $95,000.
The hacker will apparently not only sell the exploit along with sample code to show you how it works, but he will sell updates in case it fails to run on future versions of Windows. The hacker is apparently going to only sell this to one person, and for the sake of all Windows users, let’s hope the buyer is Microsoft.
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