This could be serious. Simply announcing that someone has done it will ensure that someone else will try. Reported today by the Citizen Media Law Project:
The following post was submitted by one our loyal readers, Theo Karantalis.
MIAMI -- The familiar closed padlock icon that indicates a Web site is secure has been picked.A Web security standard compromised by security researchers exposed a weak link in the system that could give hackers access to PCs.
At risk: all E-commerce and online banking transactions.
Researchers said that they used 200 PlayStation 3 video game consoles to defeat Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, a security mechanism designed to prevent eavesdropping and guarantee Internet users that their connections are encrypted and safe.
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