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Hackers exploit Windows patches. Malicious hackers and vandals are lazy

Feb 26, 2004 12:55AM PST

Malicious hackers and vandals are lazy and wait for Microsoft to issue patches before they produce tools to work out how to exploit loopholes in Windows, say experts.

Instead of working it out for themselves, malicious hackers are reverse engineering the patches to better understand the vulnerabilities, said David Aucsmith, who is in charge of technology at Microsoft's security business and technology unit.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3485972.stm

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