Ransomware crew may have exploited Windows make-me-admin bug as a zero-day
June 12, 2024 at 06:16PM Symantec’s threat hunters suspect Black Basta ransomware gang exploited a Windows privilege escalation bug, CVE-2024-26169, before Microsoft’s patch. Symantec’s analysis suggests the ransomware could have been compiled pre-patch, allowing “at least one group” to exploit the vulnerability as a zero-day. The ransomware gang, tracked as Storm-1811, used social engineering attacks … Read more