A flaw in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser could allow hackers access to the personal information of countless millions of web users, especially those still using Windows XP.

On Sunday, the company warned of a glitch in versions 6 to 11 of Internet Explorer that potentially give data thieves using a network computer the same level of access as the legitimate user.

Admitting to being aware of “limited, targeted attacks that attempt to exploit a vulnerability,” Microsoft explained that the “vulnerability exists in the way that Internet Explorer accesses an object in memory that has been deleted or has not been properly allocated.”

Originally posted by JayEl

Windows XP?? IE? I wasn't aware it was still used.

Originally posted by gloamingtheplain

A lot of work places use XP because it's lightning fast, contains no bloat ware and is incredibly fast using internal and external servers, compared to Windows 7 and especially Windows Vista.

Most business's won't touch Windows 8 though, which is bad for Microsoft.

Originally posted by Guernica

Ok but if you're willingly using IE when you know there are other browsers available you kind of deserve anything bad that happens to you as a result