Operation Aurora: Microsoft knew about Internet Explorer flaw for four months

On Thursday there were sighs of relief from all corners as Microsoft released a security patch for a vulnerability that had been exploited by hackers.

The patch fixed a critical zero-day vulnerability in versions of Internet Explorer that would have meant visiting a boobytrapped webpage could have infected your computer, opening a backdoor for remote hackers.

Nasty stuff, especially as it was being alleged that the security hole had been exploited by Chinese hackers who broke into the likes of Google and Adobe in an attack dubbed “Operation Aurora”.

Interestingly, details are now…

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Graham Cluley is a veteran of the anti-virus industry having worked for a number of security companies since the early 1990s when he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows. Now an independent security analyst, he regularly makes media appearances and is an international public speaker on the topic of computer security, hackers, and online privacy. Follow him on Twitter at @gcluley, on Mastodon at @[email protected], or drop him an email.