NSA Exploit "DoublePulsar" Patched to Work on Windows IoT Systems

guest · Jun 27, 2018

NSA Exploit "DoublePulsar" Patched to Work on Windows IoT Systems
June 27, 2018
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ulsar-patched-to-work-on-windows-iot-systems/

An infosec researcher who uses the online pseudonym of Capt. Meelo has modified an NSA hacking tool known as DoublePulsar to work on the Windows IoT operating system (formerly known as Windows Embedded).

The original DoublePulsar is a hacking tool that was developed by the US National Security Agency (NSA), and was stolen and then leaked online by a hacking group known as The Shadow Brokers.
One simple edit and DoublePulsar works on Windows IoT
But with what amounts to a simple edit of the DoublePulsar code made this week by Capt. Meelo, the hacking tool can now be used to take over systems running versions of the Windows IoT Core OS as well.

The only way to protect against having these devices corraled into a botnet via DoublePulsar is to apply the security updates included in MS17-010, the security bulletin that contains patches against the hacking tools and exploits leaked online by The Shadow Brokers last year, including DoublePulsar.
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