Attackers have not waited for Exploit Wednesday; the Microsoft Windows zero-day attacks have already started. Here’s what you need to know and do.

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Hackers are now exploiting the zero-day Windows vulnerability that a Google engineer took public last week, Microsoft confirmed today. Although Microsoft did not share details of the attack, other ...

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By putting conflicting metadata in LNK files, a researcher found four new ways to spoof targets, hide arguments, and run unintended programs in Windows Explorer.