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About a month after the business release of Windows Vista, and a month before its consumer release, hackers and security researchers have uncovered at least six major security flaws in Microsoft's brand new operating system, the New York Times is reporting. Among flaws discovered are one that allows malicious sites to install malware on a victim's computer and one that allows user permissions to be altered on a corporate network, which could allow malware to be installed without authorization. In addition, one Japanese hacker is offering to sell Vista security flaws for $50,000.

I'm not sure whether Microsoft will have a chance to update Vista before it ships to consumers on January 31, or whether they will package fixes as mandatory updates that will be installed as soon as a new Vista PC connects to the internet. Or whether they'll just plug their ears and continue to proclaim that Vista is the most secure OS ever.