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Sharing research and discoveries at PWN2OWN

Credit to Author: Windows Defender Research| Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 23:58:49 +0000

The annual PWN2OWN exploit contest at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, brings together some of the top security talent from across the globe in a friendly competition. For the participants, these events are a platform to demonstrate world-class skills and vie for significant cash prizes. For companies like Microsoft, where we have

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A View of Upcoming Threat Coverage from Pwn2Own 2018

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 21:18:38 +0000

This blog will be updated throughout the competition so keep tracking for the latest updates on upcoming threat coverage! St. Patrick’s Day is coming up later this week, but the contestants at Pwn2Own 2018 will need more than luck on their side. They will need to dive into their expert hacking skills in the hopes…

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Hermes ransomware distributed to South Koreans via recent Flash zero-day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:59:32 +0000

An uncommon exploit kit adds a fresh Flash Player exploit to distribute the Hermes ransomware in South Korea.

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