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  Microsoft releases emergency patch for critical IE8 zero-day exploit
Time: 06:11 EST/11:11 GMT | News Source: ZDNet | Posted By: Robert Stein

Multiple security firms warned that Internet Explorer 8 was used to launch "watering hole" attacks at government workers at the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Energy. In a security advisory issued on Friday, Microsoft said it was "investigating" the reports and that it was "aware of [the] attacks." It confirmed the flaw as a "remote code execution vulnerability" that allows hackers to inject malware into a webpage or a user's computer.

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