Microsoft IE8 was hacked several hours before its official launch

On July 15, March 20, Beijing time, according to foreign media reports, at the PWN2OWN hacker competition a few hours before Microsoft officially released the IE8 final version, A German security researcher successfully hacked the browser within five minutes and therefore won a $5000 prize and a Sony notebook.

The security researcher, a computer science student from Germany, intruded into the Sony laptop with Windows 7 installed in minutes by exploiting an undisclosed security vulnerability in IE8.

Microsoft has released the ultimate version of IE8 for Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003, and Server 2008. However, the final version for Windows 7 has not yet been released.

However, Microsoft refused to confirm the existence of the security vulnerability. A Microsoft spokesman said that Microsoft is investigating whether the vulnerability exists in IE8. Once confirmed, Microsoft will take measures to protect users.

In addition, the security researchers successfully attacked Apple's Safari and Mozilla Firefox by using the previously created attack code, he earned $15000 in cash and a Sony notebook in the afternoon.

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