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Researchers Fingerprint Exploit Developers Who Help Several Malware Authors
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2016-7255 | Win32k Local Privilege Escalation in Windows Vista Through Windows 10 and Server 2016 | 7.8 | 81% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×5 | KEV |
| CVE-2019-0859 | Local Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Win32k on Windows | 7.8 | 4% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
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3 min read at thehackernews.com
Writing advanced malware for a threat actor requires different groups of people with diverse technical expertise to put them all together. But can the code leave enough clues to reveal the person behind it? To this effect, cybersecurity researchers on Friday detailed a new methodology to identify exploit authors that use their unique characteristics as a fingerprint to track down other exploits developed by them.
By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com
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