Unraveling a Major Security Vulnerability

Hear what goes on internally when Microsoft discovers a major vulnerability within Windows.

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Thanks to John Lambert for sharing this story with us.

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Sources

• https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/johnla/2015/09/26/the-inside-story-behind-ms08-067/
• https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/payment-processor-scareware-cybercrime-ring-sentenced-48-months-prison
• https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/29/opinion/sunday/conficker-worm-ukraine.html
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0601
• https://www.wired.com/story/nsa-windows-10-vulnerability-disclosure/
• Book: Worm

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