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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

For months, security practitioners have worried about the public release of attack code exploiting BlueKeep, the critical vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft Windows that’s “wormable,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Your boss calls you into her office. You stare at the fake mahogany panels that line her wall. She strikes a match and asks, “Did you see the news? Criminals broke into our competitor's network.

The open-source Metasploit Framework 5.0 has long been used by hackers and security professionals alike to break into systems. Now, this popular system penetration testing platform, which enables you ...

Metasploit 6.2.0 has been released with 138 new modules, 148 new improvements/features, and 156 bug fixes since version 6.1.0 was released in August 2021. Metasploit is a penetration testing framework ...