New attack targets unsupported XP
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 05/05/2014 11:04 AM
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A newly discovered attack is targeting unsupported XP machines running Internet Explorer 8. According to security researchers, the targets are industries across Europe and North America.
It's not just a problem for those running legacy software, the same MS14-021 bulletin also covers critical patches for multiple versions of Windows (including Windows 7 and
and the latest versions of IE.
A FireEye spokeswoman explained: "We have seen multiple threat actor groups are now adopting this exploit."
FireEye first warned about the flaw on 26 April.
Many industries are still running XP. As an example, in the U.K., three quarters of all businesses are still running XP despite the end of XP support.
It's not just a problem for those running legacy software, the same MS14-021 bulletin also covers critical patches for multiple versions of Windows (including Windows 7 and
and the latest versions of IE.A FireEye spokeswoman explained: "We have seen multiple threat actor groups are now adopting this exploit."
FireEye first warned about the flaw on 26 April.
Many industries are still running XP. As an example, in the U.K., three quarters of all businesses are still running XP despite the end of XP support.
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