[Irtalk] US and UK Governments Advise Avoiding Internet Explorer Until Bug Fixed - Slashdot

[Hilton Gibson]

"Reuters is reporting that 'The U.S. and UK governments on Monday advised
computer users to consider using alternatives to Microsoft Corp's Internet
Explorer browser until the company fixes a security flaw that hackers used
to launch attacks.' The article states that 'The Department of Homeland
Security's U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team said in an advisory
released on Monday that* the vulnerability in versions 6 to 11 of Internet
Explorer could lead to "the complete compromise" of an affected system*.'"

http://news.slashdot.org/story/14/04/28/2036215/us-and-uk-governments-advise-avoiding-internet-explorer-until-bug-fixed
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