The developers of the Metasploit penetration testing framework have released today a weaponized exploit for the BlueKeep Windows vulnerability. While other security researchers have released defanged ...

A public exploit module for the BlueKeep Windows vulnerability has been added today to the open-source Metasploit penetration testing framework, developed by Rapid7 in collaboration with the ...

The Zeus botnet is now using an unpatched flaw in Adobe’s PDF document format to infect users with malicious code, security researchers said today. The attacks come less than a week after other ...

If you’ve got a way to crack Google Chrome, the Metasploit team wants to pay you for it. Today Rapid 7 announced that it has a total of $5,000 to reward to contributors who send in exploits for its ...

As the inquiry into who leaked the proof-of-concept exploit code for the MS12-020 RDP flaw continues, organizations that have not patched their machines yet have a new motivation to do so: A ...

The exploit for a critical unpatched bug in Adobe Reader that’s now circulating is “clever” and “impressive,” security researchers said this week. In an exploit first uncovered on Tuesday by ...

A new report from the SANS Institute sheds light on some important attack trends that security professionals need to take action on immediately.The glaring issues are Web application and desktop ...

Internet Explorer exploit code used in the so-called Aurora attacks out of China against Google and other companies has been posted online -- and now the popular Metasploit hacking tool has released a ...

Rapid 7 is now including exploits of Cisco gear in Metasploit. The tool can now automatically use authentication holes on Cisco devices that allow attackers to gain access to the network. As new ...

Security product provider Rapid7 has updated its widely used open-source Metasploit exploitation framework, expanding the software so it supports enterprise IT security staff as well as its core ...