Hackers exploit second Microsoft flaw
Exploit code has been found in the wild that targets a Microsoft vulnerability that the software giant patched just last week, security experts warned today.
Web monitoring firm Websense reported that a Swedish-hosted website has been engineered with malware built in that exploits a flaw in unpatched versions of Internet Explorer. The flaw allows hackers to gain complete control of PCs visiting the infected site.
"At this time, malicious websites have been observed to exploit this vulnerability by downloading and running code on the end user's machine," said the company in a statement.
