LogFAQs > #933054384

The NSA's rare announcement of the flaw, along with its decision to warn Microsoft rather than exploit the bug for intelligence purposes, underscores the magnitude of the threat it could pose to businesses, consumers and government agencies worldwide.

Actually it means that it's really not that big of a deal. If it actually posed a significant threat, the NSA wouldn't have said anything and just used it. The fact that the NSA told Microsoft means it's ultimately not really a threat.

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