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Researchers have discovered a serious weakness in virtually all websites protected by the secure sockets layer protocol that allows attackers to silently decrypt data that's passing between a webserver and an end-user browser.. The vulnerability resides in versions 1.0 and earlier of TLS, or transport layer security, the successor to the secure sockets layer technology that serves as the internet's foundation of trust. Although versions 1.1 and 1.2 of TLS aren't susceptible, they remain almost entirely unsupported in browsers and websites alike, making encrypted transactions on PayPal, GMail, and just about every other website vulnerable to eavesdropping by hackers who are able to control the connection between the end user and the website he's visiting. The link for this article located at The Register UK is no longer available. . The vulnerability resides in versions 1.0 and earlier of TLS, or transport layer security, the succe. researchers, serious, weakness, virtually, websites, protected, secure. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
IT security and data protection firm Sophos is warning internet users who have visited the Gizmodo technology and gadget blog to scan their computers after it was revealed that the website was delivering adverts laced with malware last week.. According to a statement on the Gizmodo website, the blog's advertising team were tricked into accepting what they believed to be Suzuki adverts from a group of hackers. As a result, one of the world's most popular blogs - with more than 3.1 million page views per day - put users at risk of infection with what is believed to have been fake anti-virus software, designed to scam users out of their credit card details. Fake anti-virus software (also known as scareware) attempts to frighten users into believing that their computer is infected with viruses and Trojan horses by displaying bogus alerts, and then tricks unsuspecting surfers into making an unsafe purchase to remedy the "problem". The link for this article located at Sophos is no longer available. . According to a statement on the Gizmodo website, the blog's advertising team were tricked into accep. security, protection, sophos, warning, internet, users, visited, gizmodo. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Big internet names are vulnerable to a hacker technique despite more than 18 months' worth of warnings, claims a security expert. Security watcher Dave deVitry, of Infigon Technologies, released a shortlist of high-profile sites he claims are still vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting including Citibank, Google, CNet, Oracle, MSNBC and eBay, complete with samples. And yes, some of them do show signs of the vulnerability.. . .. Big internet names are vulnerable to a hacker technique despite more than 18 months' worth of warnings, claims a security expert. Security watcher Dave deVitry, of Infigon Technologies, released a shortlist of high-profile sites he claims are still vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting including Citibank, Google, CNet, Oracle, MSNBC and eBay, complete with samples. And yes, some of them do show signs of the vulnerability. More than 18 months since the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) issued an alert on Cross Site Scripting, a user to run their own scripts on vulnerable sites, as well as steal cookies, perform actions on behalf of another user or modify content on a site. The link for this article located at vnunet is no longer available. . Major platforms such as PayPal and Amazon continue to encounter vulnerabilities related to Cross Site Scripting, underscoring persistent challenges in cybersecurity.. Cross Site Scripting, Internet Security Risks, Cyber Attack Alerts. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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