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A few days ago the German Federal Agency for safety IT sphere announced that the world’s most popular browser Internet Explorer (6,7 and 8) had occurred to be dangerous for the computer when used for website surfing.
The conflict arose in the moment when Google announced a series of cyber attacks toward the emails of Chinese right defenders and added that accidents like this can force the company to leave the Chinese market.
According to BBC, in a statement Microsoft has confessed that its browser is a “weak unit” and it was he main reason for the cyber attacks against Google serves. The cause was a bug in Internet Explorer browser of which hackers took advantage. According Thomas Baumgarthner, Microsoft representative in Germany, the attacks against Google were executed by “highly motivated people with special aims” and were not directed toward regular users. That’s why, Microsoft representative didn’t agreed with the German institution statement. According to him, the danger of using Internet Explorer was temporary and the risk for users is not serious and can be completely avoided by regular security updates.
It was announced that now in Redmond the company works to eliminate the browser vulnerability and it’s possible to expect an exceptional update.
