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Word Vulnerability Compromised US State Dept.

hf256 writes "Apparently hackers using an undisclosed (at the time) vulnerability compromised the State Departments network using a Word document sent as an email attachment. Investigators found multiple instances of infection, informed Microsoft, then had to sever internet connectivity to avoid leaking too much data!"

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  1. Re:The airlock is closing... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This reminds me of a joke I heard Eddie Murphy tell once. A bear and a rabbit are shitting in the woods. The bear asks the rabbit "Do you have problems with shit sticking to your fur?" The rabbit answers no, so the bear wipes his ass with the rabbit.

  2. Re:Great news for open formats by aichpvee · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How come you recommend StarOffice over OpenOffice.org? On the Sun payroll or is there something you actual like better about it, other than the support which you don't seem to have much use for from your post?

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