Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser has a flaw that allows hackers to commandeer control of computers, FireEye reported Saturday. Although the never-seen-before vulnerability can be found in all versions of the browser, hackers are targeting IE versions 9 through 11, according to a blog post by the three researchers who made the discovery. “Threat actors are actively using this exploit in an ongoing campaign which we have named ‘Operation Clandestine Fox,'” wrote the researchers.
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Clandestine Fox Nips at Explorer's Heels
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. April 28, 2014 05:00 PMMicrosoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser has a flaw that allows hackers to commandeer control of computers, FireEye reported Saturday. Although the never-seen-before vulnerability can be found in all versions of the browser, hackers are targeting IE versions 9 through 11, according to a blog post by the three researchers who made the discovery. “Threat actors are actively using this exploit in an ongoing campaign which we have named ‘Operation Clandestine Fox,'” wrote the researchers.