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Razer bug lets you become a Windows 10 admin by plugging in a mouse

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    Kent Sharkey
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    Bleeping Computer[^]:

    A Razer Synapse zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed on Twitter, allowing you to gain Windows admin privileges simply by plugging in a Razer mouse or keyboard.

    Beware of hackers bearing mice

    Glowy, over-priced mice

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      Bleeping Computer[^]:

      A Razer Synapse zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed on Twitter, allowing you to gain Windows admin privileges simply by plugging in a Razer mouse or keyboard.

      Beware of hackers bearing mice

      Glowy, over-priced mice

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      Dar Brett 0
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      Don't worry, the cyber-security team implemented a company wide policy stating that we're not allowed to plug personal hardware devices into the office PC USB ports - so we're protected from this kind of attack vector.

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        Don't worry, the cyber-security team implemented a company wide policy stating that we're not allowed to plug personal hardware devices into the office PC USB ports - so we're protected from this kind of attack vector.

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        Kent Sharkey
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        :thumbsup: a little dab (of glue) will do ya!

        TTFN - Kent

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          Bleeping Computer[^]:

          A Razer Synapse zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed on Twitter, allowing you to gain Windows admin privileges simply by plugging in a Razer mouse or keyboard.

          Beware of hackers bearing mice

          Glowy, over-priced mice

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          charlieg
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          I rest my case. While Microsoft focuses on stupid $hit (like rounded icons, I refuse to click on the article about rounded sounds), their OS is move open than a, ahem, kid safe. These people have no idea what they are doing, and they have NEVER fixed the core problem. They want to be universally loved, so we get this VD related crap again and again and again. Note that this hack is with Windows 10! I just lost another credit card. No idea how, phone lit up with fraud alerts. New card coming, but really, I suspect some back door vulnerability helped along by Microsoft.

          Charlie Gilley <italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

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