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Rogue Security Researcher With Grudge Against FBI Goes On Windows 10 Exploit Spree

Posted on May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 By Davey Winder

A rogue security researcher has now released a total of seven zero-day Windows exploits in the space of ten months

Yesterday I reported how a rogue security researcher had released a zero-day exploit that could enable an attacker to read any file on a compromised Windows 10 computer. The researcher stated at the time that she had four more zero-days that were up for sale to non-western buyers. Two of those zero-day exploit bombs have now been dropped into the public domain instead. What are they, how worried should you be and what exactly is motivating SandboxEscaper?

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