the.com/zero day exploit
a hack for a hole nobody's patched yet, because nobody's even found it yet.
means a security flaw exploited by attackers before the software maker knows it exists or has a fix ready.
from named for the zero days developers had to prepare — the countdown starts at the moment of discovery, and defenders start it already losing.
black market pricetop-tier ones sell for millions to governments
average lifespanundetected for roughly 6-10 months typically
stuxnet usedfour zero days in a single worm
patch tuesdayexists partly because of these exploits