Network World

Patch Tuesday: One update fixes three holes in Windows Server Message Block

Microsoft’s regularly scheduled Patch Tuesday update fixes three bugs in the Windows Server Message Block (SMB) file and print service. The patch is rated critical for Windows 2000, XP and Windows ...
Dark Reading

Windows SMB Zero-Day Exploit On The Loose

US-CERT and other organizations Friday warned of a zero-day memory corruption bug in several versions of Microsoft Windows that could allow a remote attacker to cause a vulnerable system to crash and ...
Bleeping Computer

New cryptojacking botnet uses SMB exploit to spread to Windows systems

A new cryptojacking botnet is spreading across compromised networks via multiple methods that include the EternalBlue exploit for Windows Server Message Block (SMB) communication protocol. The ...
Redmond Magazine

CISA Warns that Windows SMB 3 Exploit Code Now Published

Functional proof-of-concept code for a Server Message Block (SMB) 3.1.1 vulnerability in newer Windows systems has been published, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...
Bleeping Computer

48K Windows Hosts Vulnerable to SMBGhost CVE-2020-0796 RCE Attacks

After an Internet-wide scan, researchers at cybersecurity firm Kryptos Logic discovered roughly 48,000 Windows 10 hosts vulnerable to attacks targeting the pre-auth remote code execution CVE-2020-0796 ...
Computer Weekly

Microsoft locks down new vulnerability with EternalBlue echoes

Microsoft is rushing to get in front of a serious ‘wormable’ vulnerability in Microsoft’s Server Message Block 3.1.1 (SMBv3) that could give hackers the ability ...
MCPmag

Windows SMB 3 Proof-of-Concept Exploit Code Released

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday warned that functional proof-of-concept code for a Server Message Block (SMB) 3.1.1 vulnerability in newer Windows systems ...
Dark Reading

SMB Worm Targeting EternalBlue Vuln Spreads to US

The dangerous NSA-developed EternalBlue exploit against a vulnerability in Microsoft's Server Message Block (SMB) protocol continues to pose a significant threat to many organizations worldwide more ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Issues Security Advisory on 'Critical' SMB 3 Flaw in Windows Systems

Microsoft issued Security Advisory ADV200005 on late Tuesday about a "Critical"-rated Server Message Block (SMB) 3.1.1 vulnerability. The vulnerability is currently present in newer supported Windows ...
MCPmag

Microsoft, CISA Warn of Critical SMB 3 Windows Flaw

A new Microsoft advisory warns of a "Critical"-rated Server Message Block (SMB) 3.1.1 vulnerability in newer supported Windows client and server systems, namely versions 1903 and 1909 of Windows 10 ...
CSOonline

3 leaked NSA exploits work on all Windows versions since Windows 2000

The EternalSynergy, EternalRomance, and EternalChampion exploits have been reworked to work on all vulnerable Windows versions: Windows 2000 -- Server 2016. Oh, good, three NSA exploits previously ...