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Sead Fadilpašić

Microsoft SmartScreen vulnerability can be abused to deploy malware, and its happening in the wild

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Hackers are actively exploiting a known vulnerability in Microsoft SmartScreen to deploy malware.

A report from cybersecurity researchers Cyble has urged users to apply the patch immediately, since Microsoft addressed this problem months ago.

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