Microsoft Office zero-day active hacker exploits

In an email received from a company spokesperson, Microsoft set the record straight, saying that the vulnerable scenarios are: Office 2003 and Office 2007 on all platforms; Office 2010 on XP and Server 2003 only; and all supported versions of Lync. (source infra) -- more info: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2896666

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