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   Marcus Hutchins :verified: (malwaretech@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 08-May-2026 03:50:54 JST Marcus Hutchins :verified:

   I found a zero day in a security vendor's firewall software that allows you to remotely crash the entire system by sending it a single malicious packet. Since the firewall is responsible for inspecting traffic prior to the operating system handling it, no ports even need to be open for it to work.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 08-May-2026 05:28:40 JST Rich Felker

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     @malwaretech It's 1997 all over again baby!