"If you were to find a defect in Windows 8, then that defect probably exists backwards to other Windows versions," note McAfee's Adam Wosotowsky. "People can look at those patches and think, 'What were they patching? I bet this same problem exists in XP, but it's not patched because they're no longer patching it.' The security of an operating system drops off a cliff when support ends."
As Microsoft prepares to cut off support for Windows XP, hackers are sharpening their kni [...]