Internet Explorer bug puts 900 million users at risk2011-01-31 10:48 by DanielaTags: Internet Explorer, security
Microsoft has announced that all current versions of Internet Explorer are currently at risk of being hacked due to a flaw in the programme. It is now known that the web browser, used by 900 million people across the globe, requires a software patch in order to defend against attack while Microsoft prepares a longer term fix, a massive security slip up by the firm. A security advisory announcement was made on Friday highlighting scripting vulnerabilities affecting all versions of Windows. It is not however thought that there has been any breaches of security so far: "The main impact of the vulnerability is unintended information disclosure," said Angela Gunn, a Microsoft representative. "We're aware of published information and proof-of-concept code that attempts to exploit this vulnerability, but we haven't seen any indications of active exploitation." Read more -here-
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sava700 - 2011-01-31 11:04
Very low risk... don't worry about it
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