Microsoft to Issue Emergency IE Fix
Summary: Microsoft said it would break from its monthly Patch Tuesday cycle to release an out-of-band cumulative update for Internet Explorer on Tuesday, Mar. 30, fixing a critical flaw in IE 6 and IE 7 that lets hackers break into vulnerable systems remotely with little help from users. The update also corrects at least nine other IE security holes Microsoft had planned to patch on the next official Patch Tuesday, April 13.
Why it matters: Microsoft initially said it was aware of only targeted attacks but its statement suggested the attacks may have become more widespread, and one commenter noted it took 19 days to issue the fix.
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