A vendor releases a security patch on Tuesday. By Friday, attackers are exploiting the same flaw on organisations that have not yet installed it. How did they develop the attack so quickly?
Un éditeur publie un correctif de sécurité le mardi. Dès le vendredi, des attaquants exploitent la même faille chez les organisations qui ne l'ont pas encore installé. Comment ont-ils mis au point l'attaque si vite ?
Answers
AThey guessed at random until something workedIls ont essayé au hasard jusqu'à ce que quelque chose marche
BThe patch itself was carrying malwareLe correctif lui-même contenait un logiciel malveillant
CThey bought the details from the vendor's staffIls ont acheté les détails à des employés de l'éditeur
DThey studied the patch to locate the flawIls ont étudié le correctif pour localiser la faille
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