Google says cybercriminals are now using AI for much more than phishing emails, including discovering software vulnerabilities, creating malware, and automating cyberattacks. One of the biggest ...
A cybersecurity researcher has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a Windows privilege escalation zero-day dubbed "MiniPlasma" that lets attackers gain SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows ...
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group said Sunday it caught what it believes is the first zero-day exploit built with help from an AI model. A criminal hacking group wrote it as a Python script to bypass ...
The security researcher who earlier this month published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Defender is back with two more. The first, ...
A buggy but functional proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for an unpatched Windows local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed BlueHammer has been published on GitHub by someone who goes by the handle ...
Chaotic Eclipse drops seventh Windows zero‑day, “RoguePlanet,” hours after Patch Tuesday Race‑condition exploit grants SYSTEM privileges; PoC confirmed viable by ThreatLocker Researcher continues ...
This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Hot on the heels of three new zero-day exploits against Windows 11, confirmed on May 14, ...
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) tracked 90 zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited throughout 2025, almost half of them in enterprise software and appliances. The figure is a 15% increase ...
The leak online of exploit code for an apparent Windows zero-day flaw dubbed "BlueHammer" could be the sign of a larger issue that security researchers face when collaborating with Microsoft on ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
Apple's iOS 26.3 update fixes a memory corruption flaw that allowed attackers to run spyware on iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Apple has released an urgent security update after confirming that a zero-day ...
Update 5/21: Since this article was released, recommend mitigations for YellowKey and other attacks have been released, as well as a full patch for BlueHammer. A cyber security expert that goes by the ...