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A major flaw in the way the internet works could lead to millions of people being targeted by criminals and has prompted the “largest security update” in web history, according to a leading security researcher. The bug - described as “cache poisoning” - has led to some of the technology industry’s largest companies scrambling to come up with a solution before hackers discover how to exploit the flaw. Dan Kaminsky, an American internet security specialist who uncovered the bug, has been working with major technology companies including Microsoft and Cisco to issue software patches to prevent attacks from working. “This is the largest synchronised security update in the history of the internet. The severity of this bug is shown by the number of those who are on board with the patches,” Kaminsky said. More