It was recently revealed that Microsoft’s Windows operating system has a serious security flaw that exposes computers to potential attacks. The vulnerability was discovered by Google’s Project Zero security team, which reported it to Microsoft on July 11.
According to the team, the flaw allows an attacker to run malicious code on a victim’s computer, even if the victim is not logged in to the system. The code can be run simply by sending an email or instant message to the victim.
Microsoft has released a patch to fix the flaw, but not all users have installed it. This leaves …