Microsoft admits IE flaw caused Google hack
January 18, 2010
By admin

Microsoft has admitted that a flaw in its Internet Explorer web browser enabled hackers to gain access to Google's system, an event that resulted in Google threatening to pull its operations in China.

In a post on its Microsoft Security Response Center, director Mike Reavey said that a bug within Internet Explorer could allow hackers to remotely run programs on infected machines.

"Based upon our investigations, we have determined that Internet Explorer was one of the vectors used in targeted and sophisticated attacks against Google and possibly other corporate networks," Reavey wrote.

Posted by admin on January 18, 2010 9:54 AM

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