New Windows LegacyHive zero-day gives hackers admin privileges

By Sergiu Gatlan

A security researcher using the "Nightmare Eclipse" handle has released a Windows zero-day exploit dubbed LegacyHive that allows attackers to escalate privileges on up-to-date Windows systems. [...]

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