Microsoft Patches 10 Vulnerabilities, 6 Critical
Microsoft released 10 individual security patches on Oct. 10, addressing a handful of critical problems in Office programs along with several equally serious issues in its Windows operating system. Remember to head on over to Microsoft and download the patches now!
The flaw, labeled by security researcher as “SetSlice” and first discovered in the Internet Explorer browser, has already become an attack vector for hackers, some of whom have begun distribution of Trojan and rootkit viruses meant to take advantage of the vulnerability. The Windows Shell vulnerability was first released during security researcher HD Moore’s Month of Browser Bugs project in July, and some of the attacks targeting the vulnerability have been launched by a known cyber-crime organization operating out of Russia, according to virus researchers.
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