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IE users risk having their computers hacked and taken over
Posted by Stanislav Furman on April 28, 2014
There is a major security whole affecting several versions of Internet Explorer has been discovered recently.
Microsoft has announced that Internet Explorer versions from IE6 to IE11 are all vulnerable to a glitch that could be used by hackers to get remote access to a victim’s PC.
"On completion of this investigation, Microsoft will take the appropriate action to protect our customers, which may include providing a solution through our monthly security update release process, or an out-of-cycle security update, depending on customer needs." , - Microsoft stated in their official press release.
According to W3Schools web browser usage stats this security issue may affect on 1 from 10 Internet users.