A well-known hacker has announced plans to release details about security vulnerabilities in current web browsers every day in July.
This is part of the “Month of Bugs” initiative, aimed at alerting users and manufacturers about existing security flaws in their products and the dangers they may encounter.
Starting from the beginning of July, H.D. Moore, a researcher and creator of the renowned security tool Metasploit, began to disclose several unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Apple’s Safari. Moore stated on his blog, “Manufacturers need to take note, this information is shared solely to warn about the security flaws present in today’s browsers.” He also demonstrated the techniques used to discover these vulnerabilities.
Moore developed software capable of testing the safety and implications of executing code targeting Internet Explorer. As a result, he discovered dozens of vulnerabilities, with 50 found in Internet Explorer alone.
However, Moore mentioned that he would send detailed information to the manufacturers first, giving them time to address the vulnerabilities. He assured that his disclosures would not include information that could help other hackers exploit these vulnerabilities, at least during this “Month of Bugs.”
The internet is never as safe as we think. We live in a community that is always finding ways to protect ourselves. The first step is to understand the environment we inhabit. The same goes for the internet. Being aware of the potential risks of Internet Explorer has never been unnecessary.
No one can be completely safe on the internet while the doors are never fully closed as we navigate through it.
TRAN HUY
