New IE Vulnerability Used In Targeted Attacks; IE9, IE10 Users Safe 169
An anonymous reader writes "Criminals are using a new Internet Explorer security hole to attack Windows computers in targeted attacks, though the vulnerability could end up being more widely exploited. While IE9 and IE10 are not affected, versions IE6, IE7, and IE8 are. It's great to see that the latest versions of IE are immune, but this new vulnerability is still bad news for Windows XP users and earlier since they cannot upgrade to more recent versions of Microsoft's browser. 'We are actively investigating reports of a small, targeted issue affecting Internet Explorer 6-8,' Dustin Childs of Microsoft Trustworthy Computing told TNW. 'We will take appropriate action to help keep customers protected once our analysis is complete. People using Internet Explorer 9-10 are not impacted.'"
I do feel sorry for XP users (Score:5, Funny)
I tried out IE 10 and it was great. It downloaded firefox and chrome even better than ever. People who haven't updated should. Too bad XP users can't use it though.
Re:I do feel sorry for XP users (Score:1, Funny)
Gotta love the summary (Score:5, Funny)
Title: New IE Vulnerability Used In Targeted Attacks; IE9, IE10 Users Safe
Sentence Two: While IE9 and IE10 are not affected, versions IE6, IE7, and IE8 are
Then: "We are actively investigating reports of a small, targeted issue affecting Internet Explorer 6-8,"
Then: People using Internet Explorer 9-10 are not impacted.""
Could someone please tell me which versions are vulnerable and which ones are not?