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13-08-2016, 05:10 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
Microsoft software still leaks usernames and password information to strangers' servers – thanks to an old design flaw in Windows that was never properly addressed.
These details can be used to potentially unmask VPN users and commandeer Windows accounts. They can be obtained simply by tricking victims into visiting malicious websites or opening dodgy emails. It still works even on the latest builds of Windows 10 – Microsoft is unlikely to fix this any time soon.
The infosec world has known about this shortcoming for years; if it's news to you, read on.
To read the rest of the article, click the following link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08...ttack_is_back/ (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/02/smb_attack_is_back/)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?234253-WARNING-You-re-like-totally-fcuk-if-you-still-use-MS-Windows-(Part-2)&goto=newpost).
Microsoft software still leaks usernames and password information to strangers' servers – thanks to an old design flaw in Windows that was never properly addressed.
These details can be used to potentially unmask VPN users and commandeer Windows accounts. They can be obtained simply by tricking victims into visiting malicious websites or opening dodgy emails. It still works even on the latest builds of Windows 10 – Microsoft is unlikely to fix this any time soon.
The infosec world has known about this shortcoming for years; if it's news to you, read on.
To read the rest of the article, click the following link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08...ttack_is_back/ (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/02/smb_attack_is_back/)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?234253-WARNING-You-re-like-totally-fcuk-if-you-still-use-MS-Windows-(Part-2)&goto=newpost).