LogJam Flaw Risks User Data Security on Web and Email Servers

Computer security experts said they've found a new encryption flaw closely related to one found earlier this year that puts Web surfers' data at risk.

The flaw, called LogJam, can allow an attacker to significantly weaken the encrypted connection between a user and a Web or email server, said Matthew D. Green, an assistant research professor in the department of computer science at Johns Hopkins University.

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