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Internet Explorer Bug sets off Gmail Nation-State Attack Message

Jun 17 2012 05:58 PM | David Boyle in Security News
Microsoft Internet Explorer security

A flaw found in Microsoft's Internet Explorer has led some Gmail users to believe they are the victim go a nation-state attack it has emerged.
The vulnerability which "could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer" was revealed by Microsoft on Patch Tuesday, a day Microsoft dedicates to releasing patches once per month.  

"Reports show that this vulnerability has been used to compromise Gmail accounts" said Trend Micro

The software giant included a patch for the vulnerability on Tuesday, however the flaw that triggers the Gmail message has not yet been addressed.

As a temporary solution Microsoft have released a download for those affected on it's Technet website.


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