Hackers bypass Windows Defender security comtrols.
Update, March 30, 2025: This story, originally published March 29, has been updated with further technical information regarding the Windows Defender Application Control security bypass from IBM X-Force red team operator Bobby Cooke.
When you thought that things couldn’t get much scarier for Windows users, elite red team hackers go and prove you wrong. First, there was a zero-day vulnerability leaving Windows passwords up for grabs, then a ransomware shocker as criminals put a $500,000 Windows threat up for rent, and even the discovery of a Windows rootkit to contend with. Now, it has been confirmed that there’s a way to bypass Windows Defender Application Control, which is…