New flaw discovered in Windows 10, users’ data at risk

New flaw in Windows 10: hackers would have an easy time making denial of service attacks, exploiting a problem in the management of the SMB protocol

A new problem has surfaced that risks endangering Windows 10 users. According to some IT security experts, a new vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft's latest operating system.

The discovered flaw would allow hackers to launch remote attacks, crashing the Redmond OS. In particular, according to this information, cyber criminals would have an easy time implementing the infamous and dangerous DDoS attacks. The vulnerability, as reported by US-CERT experts, would have been found not only in Windows 10, but also in Windows 8.1. Il bug rientrerebbe all’interno dei cosiddetti zero-day, virus e falle sconosciute agli sviluppatori e che sono sfruttate dagli hacker. Il problema si manifesterebbe nella gestione del SMB, un protocollo usato per la condivisione di file e stampanti.

La nuova falla

hacker-4.jpgFonte foto: Shutterstock

Clicca sull’immagine per accedere alla gallery con 5 consigli su come difendersi dagli hacker

Il problema esporrebbe il sistema operativo di Microsoft agli hacker nel momento in cui processa il Service Message Block. Se gli utenti cadono nella trappola dei pirati informatici, l’OS non sarebbe in grado di difendersi contro il server SMB che contiene il file malevolo. I computer, infatti, vengono mandati in tilt dal malware. La nuova vulnerabilità scoperta rischia di compromettere i dispositivi di milioni di utenti. Microsoft promises to intervene with an update patch quickly and invites users to use Windows 10 and the Microsoft Edge browser to protect themselves.

Microsoft: tough fight against hackers

A new flaw, therefore, threatens the security of Microsoft's operating system, in the aftermath of the launch of Defender Advanced Treat Protection, a protection tool against ransomware that the company from Redmond introduced in Windows 10 Enterprise. Updates, which will soon be available to other versions of its latest operating system.