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Tuesday, 3 August 2010

Microsoft rushes out emergency fix for critical Windows bug [printer-friendly] • The Register

Microsoft rushes out emergency fix for critical Windows bug [printer-friendly] • The Register: "Microsoft rushes out emergency fix for critical Windows bug
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By Dan Goodin in San Francisco

Posted in Enterprise Security, 2nd August 2010 21:08�GMT

Microsoft on Monday rushed out an emergency patch for a critical vulnerability that criminals are exploiting to install malware on all supported versions of the Windows operating system.

As promised Friday�[1], Microsoft released the update outside of its normal patching schedule because the vulnerability is being actively targeted. When the flaw first came to public attention three weeks ago, it was being used to attack SCADA — supervisory control and data acquisition — systems that control sensitive equipment at power plants, gas refineries, and other other critical infrastructure."

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