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Title: Security firm outlines how attack against Google was pulled off
Post by: sam on January 18, 2010, 00:37

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A Silicon Valley Internet security firm has described for the first time how hackers from China were able to crack Google's defenses, saying the attackers took advantage of a flaw in Microsoft's Web browser to probe deeply into the company's network.

http://www.physorg.com/news182959297.html

Title: Re: Security firm outlines how attack against Google was pulled off
Post by: Simon on January 18, 2010, 00:46

So, they're blaming IE?  :)x

Title: Re: Security firm outlines how attack against Google was pulled off
Post by: sam on January 18, 2010, 01:44

yep!

Title: Re: Security firm outlines how attack against Google was pulled off
Post by: Camstop on January 18, 2010, 08:53

Seems every story out of Silicon Valley is full of spin  ::)

Title: Re: Security firm outlines how attack against Google was pulled off
Post by: Camstop on January 18, 2010, 09:27

Here's good old Gordon Kelly's advice on it...
trustedreviews.com/software/news (http://www.trustedreviews.com/software/news/2010/01/18/Microsoft-Issues-IE6-Warning-After-Role-In-China-Google-Hack/p1)

Notice the last bit  ;)

 :)x