Emergency IE Patch Coming Thursday; Microsoft Warns Office Apps Can Also Be Used In Attacks
DarkReading, By Kelly Jackson Higgins
Microsoft today said its anticipated emergency patch for the Internet Explorer flaw abused in the targeted attacks on Google and other organizations will be issued tomorrow, and it turns out IE isn't the only attack vector -- several Microsoft Office applications can also be used to wage an attack.
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