While working on my next installment of social engineering I came across an article that apparently hasn't even happened yet!  Let me explain, a flaw in the internet was recently found and the excerpt I pasted below was generated from a source overseas and translated to English.  If you notice the date hasn't happened here in the US yet

I pasted to link to the article below so you can read the full article.


Major Internet security flaw also affects e-mail
August 7, 2008 - 11:35AM

A newly discovered flaw in the Internet's core infrastructure not only permits hackers to force people to visit Web sites they didn't want to, it also allows them to intercept e-mail messages, the researcher who discovered the bug said Wednesday.

Considering the silent nature of the attack and the sensitive nature of a lot of electronic correspondence, the potential for damage from this second security flaw is high. But there's no evidence yet that this method of targeting e-mail has been used in a successful attack.

http://news.theage.com.au/technology/major-internet-security-flaw-also-affects-email-20080806-3qsx.html

© 2008 AP DIGITAL
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