Unpatched IE hole a gold mine for hackers
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
A long-ignored security hole in Microsoft's Internet Explorer is proving to be a gold mine for hackers, providing an easy way for them to plant malicious programs on vulnerable machines through hacker Web sites and instant messaging applications, security experts warn.
New attacks using the vulnerability include a worm that spreads through America Online's Instant Messenger (AIM) and a malicious Web site that silently loads snooping software on victims' machines, according to independent security expert Richard Smith.