Security experts race to fix critical software flaw threatening industries worldwide

Lydia Winters shows off Microsoft's "Minecraft" ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, in 2015. Cybersecurity experts say Minecraft players were quick to exploit a critical flaw in widely used software that intelligence firms raced to patch Friday. Lydia Winters shows off Microsoft's "Minecraft" ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, in 2015. Cybersecurity experts say Minecraft players were quick to exploit a critical flaw in widely used software that intelligence firms raced to patch Friday. BOSTON -- A critical vulnerability in a widely used software tool -- one quickly exploited in the online game Minecraft -- is rapidly emerging as a major threat to organizations around the world.