Flaw found in Internet Explorer browser

A serious flaw has been found in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser which has allowed cyber criminals to impersonate known websites to steal user data. Microsoft warned that the vulnerability had already been used in “limited, targeted attacks” against people and networks using Internet Explorer versions 6 to 11, which make up over a quarter of all web browsers. The company has not yet issued an update to protect users from hackers who are taking advantage of this vulnerability but said it would take “appropriate action” when it had completed its investigation.