The NSA discovered a severe flaw in Microsoft Windows 10

[david555]

https://www.cyberscoop.com/windows-10-vulnerability-nsa-public-disclosure/

 

The NSA discovered a severe flaw in Microsoft Windows 10

 

Security patch already on Windows 10 update  , loading now on my laptop !

Edited January 15, 2020 by david555

[PatOngo]

15 minutes ago, david555 said:

The NSA discovered a severe flaw in Microsoft Windows 10 

 

Security patch already on Windows 10 update  , loading now on my laptop !

…..they know you are! ????

[david555]

1 minute ago, PatOngo said:

…..they know you are! ????

So now they know you are reading it here ….

[impulse]

I'm waiting for someone to find a vulnerability in Bitcoin's blockchain, and the whole thing collapses...

 

[techietraveller84]

There are flaws and backdoors in a lot of the apps and software we use. It's a good idea to always assume your stuff is at risk.

 

An interesting response to this though is a whole new industry of "righteous hackers" have stepped up to find those holes and report them to the companies that made the software or run it. 

 

Good money in it too for those bug hunters that find them and report it to the company before anyone else does.

 

From the article I linked to below: " In March 2019, HackerOne announced that 19-year-old Argentinian hacker Santiago Lopez (also known as @try_to_hack) was the world’s first hacker to earn $1 million with bug-bounty programs. Now, five more have joined the high-standing $1 million hacker ranks, including: Tommy DeVoss from the U.S., Mark Litchfield from the U.K., Nathaniel Wakelam from Australia, Frans Rosen from Sweden, and Ron Chan from Hong Kong."

https://threatpost.com/six-hackers-1m-bug-bounty-programs/147868/