wraggster
July 20th, 2015, 21:43
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If you use Windows -- just about any recent version of it, in fact -- you're going to want to check for updates as soon as you can. Microsoft has released (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS15-078) an emergency, off-schedule patch for a security hole that lets ne'er-do-wells hijack your system if you open documents or websites that use embedded OpenType (http://www.tuaw.com/2014/03/03/anyfont-helps-you-configure-custom-fonts-for-all-your-ios-applic/)fonts. The flaw exists in virtually every edition of Windows that Microsoft still supports (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/08/windows-xp-support-end/), ranging from Vista all the way to your preview copy (http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-emergency-patch-for-critical-windows-flaw/) of Windows 10. There's no evidence that an attack exists in the wild, but you'll definitely want to get the fix before malware writers get their act together.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/20/windows-opentype-security-fix/
If you use Windows -- just about any recent version of it, in fact -- you're going to want to check for updates as soon as you can. Microsoft has released (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS15-078) an emergency, off-schedule patch for a security hole that lets ne'er-do-wells hijack your system if you open documents or websites that use embedded OpenType (http://www.tuaw.com/2014/03/03/anyfont-helps-you-configure-custom-fonts-for-all-your-ios-applic/)fonts. The flaw exists in virtually every edition of Windows that Microsoft still supports (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/08/windows-xp-support-end/), ranging from Vista all the way to your preview copy (http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-emergency-patch-for-critical-windows-flaw/) of Windows 10. There's no evidence that an attack exists in the wild, but you'll definitely want to get the fix before malware writers get their act together.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/20/windows-opentype-security-fix/