Internet Explorer users exposed to hackers
Nearly two million Kiwi internet users are at risk of having their computers hijacked and their emails, credit cards and bank accounts hacked.
Microsoft has issued a global warning that there is a security hole in Internet Explorer that allows hackers to install malicious scripts.
The flaw affects all versions of Windows and users could be targeted simply by visiting an infected website. The latest data from research company Nielsen said about 1.8 million New Zealanders used Internet Explorer to browse the internet in 2009. Microsoft has not developed a permanent fix and users are protected only if they find and install the temporary fix themselves, as Microsoft has yet to deliver an automatic update.
