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Israeli Firm Helped Governments Target Journalists, Activists with 0

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()3 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2021-21166
Race Condition Heap Corruption in Google Chromium (Chrome, Edge, Opera)
8.824%KEV
KEV
CVE-2021-30551
V8 Type Confusion Zero-Day in Google Chrome (CVE-2021-30551), Exploited in the Wild
8.865%KEVPoC
KEV
CVE-2021-33771
+1 related CVE
Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows Kernel Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2021-33771)
7.810%KEV
KEV

From the original article

3 min read at thehackernews.com

Two of the zero-day Windows flaws rectified by Microsoft as part of its Patch Tuesday update earlier this week were weaponized by an Israel-based company called Candiru in a series of "precision attacks" to hack more than 100 journalists, academics, activists, and political dissidents globally.

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