Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agoAll Windows users should immediately update their computers. An exploit rated 9.8/10 (CVE-2024-38063) compromises all devices running Windows with an IPv6 address.msrc.microsoft.comexternal-linkmessage-square204fedilinkarrow-up1699arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1691arrow-down1external-linkAll Windows users should immediately update their computers. An exploit rated 9.8/10 (CVE-2024-38063) compromises all devices running Windows with an IPv6 address.msrc.microsoft.comHal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agomessage-square204fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·9 months agoJust anyone with a windows xp machine really https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/idle-windows-xp-and-2000-machines-get-infected-with-viruses-within-minutes-of-being-exposed-online
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoWhy would you make it accessible to the world?
minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 months agoIn this case? Research, but you are correct in that it’s incredibly unlikely that someone today has their computer directly connected to the internet without a router or something preventing any incoming connection
minus-squareArcher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 months agoPeople rely on IPv4 NAT to be a “firewall” and it drives me nuts
Just anyone with a windows xp machine really
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/idle-windows-xp-and-2000-machines-get-infected-with-viruses-within-minutes-of-being-exposed-online
Why would you make it accessible to the world?
In this case? Research, but you are correct in that it’s incredibly unlikely that someone today has their computer directly connected to the internet without a router or something preventing any incoming connection
People rely on IPv4 NAT to be a “firewall” and it drives me nuts