Microsoft: 10,000 PCs Hit With New XP Attack

[Osiris]

Microsoft: 10,000 PCs Hit With New XP Attack

Remember that Windows XP flaw discovered by a Google researcher last month? Well, after he released details of it last month, crooks have ramped up efforts to exploit the flaw.

Microsoft reported Wednesday that it has now logged more than 10,000 attacks. "At first, we only saw legitimate researchers testing innocuous proof-of-concepts. Then, early on June 15th, the first real public exploits emerged," Microsoft said in a blog posting. "Those initial exploits were targeted and fairly limited. In the past week, however, attacks have picked up."
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[yzmxer608]

One thing bad about publicly announcing flaws in a largely used OS, hackers now know about it .

 

[MeMe35]

wow........

 

[kmote]

Tavis has taken so much unnecessary, inaccurate criticism over this. I'm disgusted with the way Microsoft has handled this situation.

 

[Abstract Hero]

You know they're using this as a reason to suggest to people abandon ship and jump to 7.
Gotta say thank god I just switched I do way to much downloading to not have gotten the OS **** kicked out of me.