WinRAR under attack by state-level hackers, according to Google

A flaw that was patched six months ago is still being used by hackers aligned with Russia and China, among others.

Google says a WinRAR exploit for Windows is in 'widespread' use by government-backed threat actors 'linked to Russia and China'

Google has warned that well-known and already-patched exploit for the WinRAR file archiving and compression tool for Windows ...
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APTs, Cybercriminals Widely Exploiting WinRAR Vulnerability

CVE-2025-8088, a WinRAR vulnerability patched in July 2025, has been widely exploited by state-sponsored threat actors and cybercriminals.

Millions At Risk As Attackers Exploit This Alarming WinRAR Security Flaw

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Still using WinRAR? You should probably look out for these potentially dangerous security flaws

A high severity flaw in WinRAR allows crooks to execute malware remotely.