So much for all of the security training...

Citing a security hole in one of MSN Messenger 7.0’s new features, Microsoft suspended the product’s beta version this week, according to various reports, so it can rethink how to implement the feature. MSN Messenger 7.0 includes a feature called Winks that lets MSN Messenger users send each other animated graphics and sounds.

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