Η US NSA Secret Service revealed for the first time a security gap in Windows 10.
Σwith an unprecedented move h US National Security Agency (NSA) revealed that he found a serious security flaw in the operating system Microsoft Windows 10 system, which could be exploited by hackers or other malicious agents.
According to the post of the "Financial Times", in the past the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been accused of exploiting various "holes" in its products Microsoft to "hack" target computers, without ever informing the company. And unfortunately later some of these "tools" of cyber espionage also fell into the hands of regular hackers.
Microsoft has already rushed to release an update on the issue, having earlier sent the security upgrade to the US military and other "sensitive" users with a rating. The NSA revealed the security loophole during a press conference, without, however, specifying how long he had known about it, before disclosing it to Microsoft. The agency claimed that it had warned companies of similar problems in the past, but in a discreet manner.
Windows Server 2016 and 2019
The problem, which also affects Windows Server 2016 and 2019, but not older versions of Windows, is in the program crypt32.dll Windows 10, which allows developers to access various features, such as the digital certificates used to authenticate software programs. Theoretically, the security loophole allows a hacker to disguise malware as legitimate and reliable.
NSA's cyber security director Ann Newberger said the intelligence service had decided to disclose its involvement in the matter at the request of Microsoft, according to the BBC and Reuters. So far, according to the NSA and Microsoft, there is no evidence that a hacker has exploited the security loophole.
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