Major security flaw in Internet Explorer puts users at risk

A major security flaw has been found in the very latest versions of Internet Explorer.

The vulnerability allows attackers to bypass browser security in order to steal login credentials and user data to any website, as well as launch potentially dangerous phishing attacks.

The vulnerability, which is said to be affecting users running IE11 on Windows 7 and 8.1, allows attackers to bypass the same origin policy, which is an important part of web browser security, in order to insert a malicious piece of code into a link which ordinarily looks like it is from a trusted or familiar source.

The flaw was first highlighted by David Leo, a researcher with Internet security firm Deusen.