The Rittenhouse Review

A Philadelphia Journal of Politics, Finance, Ethics, and Culture


Tuesday, February 10, 2004  

DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN
Windows Security Flaw

Wait, haven’t I read this before?

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. warned customers Tuesday about particularly serious security problems with its Windows software that could let hackers quietly break into their computers to steal files, delete data or eavesdrop on sensitive information.

Microsoft, which learned about the flaws more than six months ago from researchers, said the only protective solution was to apply a repairing patch it offered on its Web site (www.microsoft.com/security/). It assessed the threat to computer users as “critical,” its highest rating.

Unless, of course, AP’s systems have gone haywire and are spewing out old stories.

Nah.

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