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Computerworld reports that attackers are exploiting a "zero-day" vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer and hijacking Windows PCs that cruise to malicious or compromised websites, security experts said today.

Security 10816 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Computerworld reports that an exploit for an unpatched vulnerability in the Microsoft XML Core Services has been incorporated into Blackhole, one of the most widely used Web attack toolkits, according to security researchers from antivirus firm Sophos.

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The security vendor took the unusual step of urging users to disable the program after claims that a hacker group was mining stolen source code for vulnerabilities.