Forbes

Hackers Bypass Windows Defender Security — What You Need To Know

Update, March 31, 2025: This story, originally published March 29, has been updated with an explanation of LOLBINS as well as further technical information regarding the Windows Defender Application ...
Dark Reading

Windows SmartScreen Bypass Flaw Exploited to Drop DarkGate RAT

DarkGate malware operators have been exploiting a now-patched Windows SmartScreen bypass flaw through a phishing campaign that distributes fake Microsoft software installers to propagate the malicious ...
Dark Reading

Microsoft Zero-Days Allow Defender Bypass, Privilege Escalation

Microsoft released fixes for a total of 63 bugs in its November 2023 update, including three that threat actors are actively exploiting already and two that were disclosed previously but have not been ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers used new Windows Defender zero-day to drop DarkMe malware

Microsoft has patched today a Windows Defender SmartScreen zero-day exploited in the wild by a financially motivated threat group to deploy the DarkMe remote access trojan (RAT). The hacking group ...
CSOonline

Patched Windows SmartScreen bug actively exploited in Phemedrone infections

A Microsoft Defender SmartScreen vulnerability patched in November has found fresh active exploitation in a Phemedrone information-stealing malware campaign, according to cybersecurity research and ...