SSL flaw could have been used to hack Twitter

IDG News Service – A flaw in the protocol used to secure communications over the Internet could have been used to hack Twitter accounts, according to an IBM security researcher. Last week Anil Kurmus demonstrated how a flaw in the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol could be used to essentially trick victims into sending Twitter messages that contained their password information. For the flaw...

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Posted by Muhammad Kashif Majeed on Wednesday November 18, 2009 | Information Technology | 275 views