Microsoft Confirms BlueKeep Attacks, Calls Users to Patch to Prepare for More Damaging Attacks
Microsoft Confirms BlueKeep Attacks, Calls Users to Patch to Prepare for More Damaging Attacks Microsoft recently confirmed the ongoing BlueKeep attacks and warned that future BlueKeep attacks will likely be more damaging as systems remain unpatched. What Is BlueKeep? On May 14, 2019, Microsoft released an out-of-the-schedule patch for the security vulnerability CVE-2019-0708, also known as BlueKeep. This security vulnerability affects older versions of Windows, specifically Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. According to Microsoft, this security vulnerability, when left unpatched, is “wormable”, which means that any future malicious software (malware) that exploits this vulnerability could propagate from one vulnerable computer to another vulnerable computer in the same way that the WannaCry malware spread across the globe on May 12, 2017 – affecting hundreds of thousands…
