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Microsoft Latest Hack Involves "Errant Ampersand"

Microsoft Latest Hack Involves "Errant Ampersand"

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Microsoft Corp. On Tuesday ascertained that a single extra character in its own coding is accountable for the bug that has enabled hackers to exploit its signature web browser Internet Explorer (IE) since earlier this month.The announcement made by the software company has been in line with the similar discoveries brought forth by a pair of German researchers who analysed a flaw in a Microsoft-manufactured ActiveX control around three weeks ago.The company has claimed...



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