Microsoft has confirmed that there is a new vulnerability in their Internet Explorer web browser.

This particular vulnerability was used by Chinese hackers to target Google servers to gain access to intellectual property.

Now, German Federal Office for Security in Information Technology has officially advised the web users in the country to stop using Internet Explorer web browser.

The flaw will, put simply, “perform reconnaissance and gain complete control over the compromised system.” The BSI noted that even running Internet Explorer in Protected Mode isn’t enough to stop the flaw, with the entire statement (translated from German, thanks to Google) listed below:

“In Internet Explorer, there is a critical yet unknown vulnerability. The vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious code via a specially crafted Web page into a Windows computer to infiltrate and set up. The last week became known hacker attack on Google and other U.S. companies has probably exploited the vulnerability.

Microsoft has announced that it is working on a fix, according to Mashable, which will hopefully be released very soon.

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