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OilRig Exploits Windows Kernel Flaw in Espionage Campaign Targeting UAE and Gulf
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OilRig Exploits Windows Kernel Flaw in Espionage Campaign Targeting UAE and Gulf

The Iranian threat actor known as OilRig has been observed exploiting a now-patched privilege escalation flaw in the Windows kernel in an espionage campaign targeting the UAE and the wider Gulf region.

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