Two zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows and IE were chained to target a South Korea firm in May
The vulnerabilities have now been patched by Microsoft

Windows and IE zero-day vulnerabilities were chained in targeted attack in May
Kaspersky researchers disclosed on Wednesday that an exploit used to target a South Korean firm in May had chained two zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows and Internet Explorer. Dubbed "Operation PowerFall"...
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