Microsoft launches damage control after code leaks
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/395900.html Microsoft launches damage control after code leaks from Israeli source By Galit Yemini The developments in the affair of the leaking of the source code for the Windows operating system continue to make headlines around the world. Tuesday evening, Microsoft officially confirmed that the leak came from a computer at the Israeli Mainsoft software company; but at this stage, the investigation is still underway and no further details are available. ... Just three days after the leak, hackers have already taken advantage of a security flaw discovered in parts of the code that was leaked to the Internet, and have created the first virus based on this flaw. The flaw is in the Explorer browser that is part of Windows. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAOrm8H2SF0i7rrGwRAuzmAKCsOIIeasqf36Kmo4GcjHdFFFusNQCfSS6d I5YbGLz0CQj/42W19VzxOUg= =pZYv -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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