Microsoft patch for zero-day exploit cracked

Stuart Sumner
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Microsoft's 'Fix It' solution for an Internet Explorer vulnerability has been cracked by security researchers

A zero day exploit in Internet Explorer, which Microsoft released a temporary fix for last week, has resurfaced as the fix itself has now been cracked. The original vulnerability was discovered ...

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