Windows XP Receives Patches for More 'Shadow Brokers' Exploits

Microsoft has released patches for Windows XP and other outdated versions of the operating system to fix several critical vulnerabilities that are at heightened risk of being exploited by state-sponsored actors and other threat groups. The tech giant informed customers in mid-April that a series of exploits leaked by the group known as Shadow Brokers, which allegedly obtained the files from the NSA-linked Equation Group, had been patched in supported versions of Windows with the March security updates. According to some reports, the NSA itself disclosed these flaws to Microsoft following the Shadow Brokers leaks.