Microsoft Disappointed with Google, Says It Puts Windows Users at Increased Risk

Google publicly disclosed a zero-day flaw in Windows that is not yet patched by Microsoft and this made the software giant very unhappy with its rival, and now Terry Myerson, Executive Vice President, Windows and Devices Group, turns to the company’s TechNet blog to explain that with this decision, the search firm puts Windows users “at increased risk.”

Myerson explains in his post that the security flaw is exploited by the group called STRONTIUM and who launched a spear-phishing campaign that’s specifically aimed at computers vulnerable to two different zero-day holes in Adobe Flash.

The Microsoft executive adds that the campaign was detected by Google’s Threat Analysis Group, and the company is now working with all involved...