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Microsoft Will Issue 10 Updates, Two Rated "Critical," to Patch 33 Vulnerabilities
May 13, 2013Microsoft today said it will issue 10 security updates next week, two rated "critical," to patch 33 vulnerabilities, including the zero-day bug that has been used by cyber criminals to poison "watering hole" websites in attacks aimed at ...
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It Was Responsible for Digging up and First Using The Newest Unpatched Bug
Jan 8, 2013Computerworld - An elite hacker group credited last year with having an inexhaustible supply of zero-day vulnerabilities was responsible for digging up and first using the newest unpatched bug in Internet Explorer (IE), a Symantec manager ...
Tags: hacker group, Internet Explorer, IE, Windows PCs
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IE 6, 7 and 8 Contain an Unpatched Bug
Jan 5, 2013Microsoft on Saturday confirmed that Internet Explorer (IE) 6, 7 and 8 contain an unpatched bug -- or "zero-day" vulnerability -- that is being used by attackers to hijack victims' Windows computers. The company is "working around the ...
Tags: Microsoft, IE, unpatched bug, vulnerability
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Attackers Are Exploiting a "Zero-Day" Vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer
Dec 31, 2012Attackers are exploiting a "zero-day" vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) and hijacking Windows PCs that cruise to malicious or compromised websites, security experts said Monday. Microsoft confirmed the IE bug, saying, ...
Tags: Hackers, IE, Computer Products
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Microsoft Will Patch a Vulnerability in Windows Next Week
Dec 26, 2012Computerworld - Microsoft today confirmed that it will patch a vulnerability in Windows next week that has been exploited by an increasing number of attacks. Initially, experts wondered whether Microsoft would patch the XML Core Services ...
Tags: Microsoft, Windows, software, computer products
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Hackers Are Exploiting a Zero-Day Vulnerability in Java 7
Dec 25, 2012Hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Java 7, security experts said today. The unpatched bug can be exploited through any browser running on any operating system, from Windows and Linux to OS X, that has Java installed, said ...
Tags: vulnerability, Java 7, Macs, Windows and Linux, OS X
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Microsoft on Monday Issued a Security Advisory
Dec 18, 2012Microsoft on Monday issued a security advisory that confirmed in-the-wild attacks are exploiting an unpatched bug in Internet Explorer. The software maker is working on a fix. The advisory addressed the “zero-day” ...
Tags: ie bug, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, patch, security
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Microsoft on Wednesday Released a Stopgap Defense That Protects IE Against Attacks
Sep 20, 2012Computerworld - Microsoft on Wednesday released a stopgap defense that protects Internet Explorer (IE) against attacks until the company issues a patch on Friday. The update will fix five flaws, including one revealed by a security ...