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Recently patched Microsoft Word exploit was used by both governments and criminal hackers (ZDNet)

2017-04-12 15:32

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http://www.zdnet.com/article/recently-patched-microsoft-word-bug-was-exploited-for-surveillance-and-espionage/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

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VENDOR	LAST 12M	#/PRODUCTS	LOW	MEDIUM	HIGH	CRITICAL	TOTAL VULNS
Microsoft		385	52	1433	2955	182	4622

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