STOP using Internet Explorer NOW!!!
17 December 2008
Millions of internet users are threatened by a flaw that can allow criminals access to personal and bank details.
A major security fault has been discovered in Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser. Millions of internet users are threatened by a flaw that can allow criminals access to personal and bank details. browser, which is used by 70 per cent of all computers.
Around two million computer users are believed to have fallen victim after visiting apparently safe websites - and the problem threatens to sweep the worldwide web.
Due to the flaw, 'Trojan horse' viruses can be injected into the software of millions of computers, allowing criminals to remotely access and operate them.
Hackers in China are at the centre of the cyber attack, which is the most serious in the history of Microsoft's operating system. As many as 10,000 websites have already been compromised, according to anti-virus software producer Trend Micro.
So far the hackers have used the technology to steal computer game passwords which can be sold on the black market in the Far East. But there are fears cyber criminals will exploit the flaw to steal passwords-access internet bank accounts, or send out spam emails.
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