--- title: CVE-2024-21412: Water Hydra Targets Traders with... description: Water Hydra is targeting financial market traders with a zero-day exploit (CVE-2024-21412) in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen. The vulnerability has been... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/cve-2024-21412-water-hydra-targets-traders-with-microsoft-defender-smartscreen-zero-day-rwydfytvf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: CVE-2024-21412: Water Hydra Targets Traders with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Zero-Day | daily.dev og:description: Water Hydra is targeting financial market traders with a zero-day exploit (CVE-2024-21412) in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen. 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They have previously exploited another vulnerability (CVE-2023-38831) before it was disclosed. The article also provides information on Water Hydra's attack chain and the DarkMe malware. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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