NSA alerts Microsoft of Windows 10 security flaw

[TL1096r]

Windows 10 Has a Security Flaw So Severe the NSA Disclosed It

In a shift toward transparency, the National Security Agency announced a bug that could have left over 900 million PCs vulnerable to attack.

www.wired.com

 

[StewartM]

Let's not forget the time _NSAKEY was discovered. Tin-foil hat aside, the NSA has been surprisingly open in sharing (and maintaining) some of their tools of late.

 

[area651]

Riiiiiiiiiiiight....... The NSA is long known for not keeping secrets. Isn't that their job? This sound like more of a publicity stunt than anything.

 

[Old Timer]

I think it was a huge screw up.
Or maybe a way to make sure we all update our machines and add the newest way to spy on us. tin foil hat on. :-D

 

[StewartM]

Mark Zuckerberg thwarted them back in 2016!
With such disdain for his users privacy, I found it amusing when he covered his mic and webcam with tape. If only it were that simple. Guess it's a start.

 

[LauraYuan]

This pretty bad. But this issue was fixed on January 14th. The January updates include several important and critical security updates.

 

[mat200]

Riiiiiiiiiiiight....... The NSA is long known for not keeping secrets. Isn't that their job? This sound like more of a publicity stunt than anything.

Here's the logic flow

IF only NSA knows and can exploit = KEEP SECRET
ELSE IF others exploiting and affects USA = PUBLISH