As we mentioned in the morning, a group hackers named Shadow Brokers freely access the NSA encrypted tools password that was used to tamper with Windows operating systems.
The news immediately made its rounds world mainly because the time of the leak coincided with the weekend and during the Easter holidays for many, thus making it impossible for developers to develop updates.
And although it looked like the end of the world, as some experts have said on the case, Microsoft has just announced that there is absolutely no reason to worry.
The leaked NSA tools attempt to exploit vulnerable points that have already been patched, according to Microsoft's announcement, so if you fully upgrade your system, no one will be able to break into your computer.
The vulnerabilities are very old, according to the company statement and have already been identified before the release of Windows Vista, while others had been addressed with more recent updates.
The word key στην ανακοίνωση της Microsoft, ωστόσο, είναι ο όρος "υποστηρίζεται."
This means that only Windows versions that are still receiving updates are secure. Windows XP, for example, could be vulnerable to attacks, as updates have been stopped since April 2014.
«Τα τρία exploits,“EnglishmanDentist”,“EsteemAudit”, και“ExplodingCan”, δεν λειτουργούν σε υποστηριζόμενες πλατφόρμες, πράγμα που σημαίνει ότι οι πελάτες μας που τρέχουν Windows 7 και πιο πρόσφατες εκδόσεις των Windows ή του Exchange 2010 και νεότερες εκδόσεις του Exchange δεν είναι σε κίνδυνο. Οι πελάτες μας που εξακολουθούν να τρέχουν προηγούμενες εκδόσεις αυτών των προϊόντων ενθαρρύνονται να αναβαθμίσουν σε μια υποστηριζόμενη έκδοση", αναφέρει η Microsoft.