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Bug in some Mac versions of Office

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Published: 30 Jun 1998 09:40 BST

A potentially embarrassing bug that could reveal passwords, URLs and document locations has surfaced in Macintosh versions of Office. The bug can reveal extraneous information when Excel, Word and PowerPoint files are opened in a format other than their native format - such as Windows NotePad or ASCII - according to the Bugnet Web site.

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