News: 'Serious flaw' found in Internet Explorer

The Internet Explorer (IE) problem has been around for at least five years and could allow an attacker to intercept personal data when a user is making a purchase or providing information for e-commerce purposes, said Mike Benham, an independent security researcher based in San Francisco.

"If you ever typed in credit card information to an SSL site there's a chance that somebody intercepted it," he added.

Thank you, Bill Gates! It's been awhile since the last Microsoft security flaw, but this one's a doozy.