The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned Wednesday that a recently patched Microsoft Windows vulnerability could put the nations critical infrastructure at risk. The patch, described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-040, relates to Windows Server services. Security experts are particularly concerned with the bug because hackers have already exploited the vulnerability. A sample exploit has been published within Immunity’s security testing toolkit, and snippets of the malware are beginning to circulate in public, security vendors said.”]
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