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Update your Windows PC now to fix a serious Wi-Fi security flaw

Microsoft's latest Windows update patches a serious Wi-Fi flaw and you should drop everything you are doing and install it immediately. The vulnerability, which was discovered earlier by The Register, has the code  . According to The Register, it is a " and it has a severity rating of 8.8.  In plain English, it allows an attacker to send malicious networking packets to devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network. What's worse is that . If it's any consolation, Microsoft says this vulnerability isn't publicly disclosed and is unlikely to be exploited yet. Microsoft rolled out the update to fix this flaw on 11 June, so update your PC if you haven't already to protect yourself from this serious Wi-Fi flaw. Source: via