Homeland Security Warns Against Using Internet Explorer
The Department of Homeland Security issued an advisory on Sunday warning Americans not to use Internet Explorer after a dangerous bug was exposed, according to USA Today.
The bug, discovered over the weekend by research firm FireEye, allows for “watering hole’’ attacks, according to the report. Instead of hunting down individuals using the buggy browser, hackers instead install malicious code on regular websites. If you use the vulnerable browser to view the site, that code then infects the user’s computer.
Tech news site Re/code explained the vulnerability, saying it allows hackers to control your computer.
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The bug affects Internet Explorer versions 6 through 11, according to FireEye. If you must continue using the browser, FireEye suggests disabling all Adobe Flash plugins.
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