Hot Issue: IE security flaw abused in recent Google China cyber attacks

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Hot Issue: IE security flaw abused in recent Google China cyber attacks

Posted by admin on Jan 16th, 2010 // No Comment

Microsoft has revealed that its Internet Explorer browser, was operated as part of recent cyber attacks on Google’s China-based systems. The software giant said in a blog that a hidden vulnerability in the browser could allow hackers to remotely access and run programs on infected computers.

Microsoft has released initial support to moderate the problem, and is currently working on a formal review of software upgrade. So far, Microsoft “has not seen widespread customer impact, not only targeted and limited attacks exploiting the Internet Explorer 6.

The recent epidemic of attacks was allegedly beaten more than 30 companies like Google and Adobe, but security firms have since claimed that invasions are routine, though the security company McAfee believes that the attacks show a level of sophistication than that of the archetypal cyber, isolated criminal activities. On the other hand, has taken due note is the fact that the web browser story Microsoft has been the brunt of most farms browser security flaw in recent years.

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