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Despite the criticism of Microsoft and other tech analysts about Google's Project Zero, Google's initiative project still continues to crack different company software and services in order to help them secure their respective systems.
The security crack was detected by Project Zero on Oct. 17, 2014 and has notified Microsoft of their discovery and issued a 90-day policy to patch the problem before Google publishes it in public domain, according to a Google's Security Research reported.
Unfortunately for Microsoft, the 90-day period has expired and the vulnerability has already been exposed by Google to the public, thus increasing its possibility to be utilized to damage or take advantage of Microsoft's systems.
The security loophole exposed by Project Zero concerns Windows 7 and Windows 8.1's vulnerability to attackers trying to bypass its secure points which allows them to imitate a user and gives them full access to encrypt and decrypt data on the system, Mashable reported.
The other problem was reported to be a minor issue and only allows external attackers to access the power setting of an infiltrated computer.
A week before Project Zero published Microsoft's new security problems, the latter issued an official statement criticizing Google's action in cracking different software and exposing their vulnerabilities.
Chris Betz, Senior Director for Microsoft Security Response Center, issued an official statement saying, "Microsoft has long believed coordinated disclosure is the right approach and minimizes risk to customers. We believe those who fully disclose a vulnerability before a fix is broadly available are doing a disservice to millions of people and the systems they depend upon."
