15 minutes: the gap between CVE disclosures and first hacker scans

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15 minutes: the gap between CVE disclosures and first hacker scans
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15 minutes: the gap between CVE disclosures and first hacker scans

ProxyShell was the most exploited flaw for initial access in the first half of 2022, according to Palo Alto Networks researchers

Threat actors now begin scanning for newly-discovered vulnerabilities within 15 minutes of a disclosure in order to quickly attack high-profile zero-day flaws. That's according to Palo Alto Netw...

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