Metasploit 6.2.0 has been released with 138 new modules, 148 new improvements/features, and 156 bug fixes since version 6.1.0 was released in August 2021.

Four key exploits at the heart of hacking tools leaked by the Shadow Brokers have given malware authors a lot of power, say security researchers.

The EternalSynergy, EternalRomance, and EternalChampion exploits have been reworked to work on all vulnerable Windows versions: Windows 2000 -- Server 2016.

With attack code that exploits a critical unpatched bug in Windows likely to go public soon, Microsoft is urging users to run an automated tool that disables the vulnerable component in SMB 2.

Microsoft isn't likely to ship an emergency fix for a critical Windows vulnerability in SMB 2 disclosed earlier this month, a security researcher said yesterday.

Exploit modules for the bug were appearing on Rapid7's open-source Metasploit framework soon after the patch.

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