[MAZOC] Official "Off-Topic" Discussion Thread

[ZCarMan]

Hey all, just a note to warn anyone who uses IE8 to know that there has been a zero day exploit released into the wild earlier this week that targeted the Dept. of Labor's website. It can inject malicious code into your browser when you visit a victim web site. Today both WTOP and Federal New Radio's websites have been hit with this exploit. It basically injects malware (malicious code) into your browser when you visit a hacked site. Supposedly Firefox is not affected. Read more on this IE8 exploit here: Krebs on Security

Best safety measure until Microsoft releases a patch to fix it would be to use another browser such as Firefox if you are worried.

[RandyD]

Originally Posted by ZCarMan

Hey all, just a note to warn anyone who uses IE8 to know that there has been a zero day exploit released into the wild earlier this week that targeted the Dept. of Labor's website. It can inject malicious code into your browser when you visit a victim web site. Today both WTOP and Federal New Radio's websites have been hit with this exploit. It basically injects malware (malicious code) into your browser when you visit a hacked site. Supposedly Firefox is not affected. Read more on this IE8 exploit here: Krebs on Security

Best safety measure until Microsoft releases a patch to fix it would be to use another browser such as Firefox if you are worried.

fixed that...

[Vicster]

Originally Posted by ZCarMan

Hey all, just a note to warn anyone who uses IE8 to know that there has been a zero day exploit released into the wild earlier this week that targeted the Dept. of Labor's website. It can inject malicious code into your browser when you visit a victim web site. Today both WTOP and Federal New Radio's websites have been hit with this exploit. It basically injects malware (malicious code) into your browser when you visit a hacked site. Supposedly Firefox is not affected. Read more on this IE8 exploit here: Krebs on Security

Best safety measure until Microsoft releases a patch to fix it would be to use another browser such as Firefox if you are worried.

Let's just add more reasons to list of why "Not to use IE".

Originally Posted by RandyD

fixed that...

Exactly!

[StangerGT]

Originally Posted by ZCarMan

Hey all, just a note to warn anyone who uses IE8 to know that there has been a zero day exploit released into the wild earlier this week that targeted the Dept. of Labor's website. It can inject malicious code into your browser when you visit a victim web site. Today both WTOP and Federal New Radio's websites have been hit with this exploit. It basically injects malware (malicious code) into your browser when you visit a hacked site. Supposedly Firefox is not affected. Read more on this IE8 exploit here: Krebs on Security

Best safety measure until Microsoft releases a patch to fix it would be to use another browser such as Firefox if you are worried.

Chrome ftw!