[pianotech] OT: Online Security (IE, Chrome, Safari duped by bogus PayPal SSL cert . The Register)

[David Ilvedson]

Only 2 weeks until Windows 7.0....whaa hoo...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Duaine & Laura Hechler" <dahechler at att.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 10/8/2009 6:07:06 PM
Subject: [pianotech] OT: Online Security (IE, Chrome, Safari duped by bogus PayPal SSL cert . The Register)


>Basically this means that if you use PayPal to pay for something - and -
>you are using, assuming Windows, Internet Explorer your transaction is no
>longer guaranteed to be safe.

>The day the bug surfaced, Firefox plugged it. Microsoft has - yet - to
>fix the bug.

>So bottom line, use Firefox - and - toss out Internet Explorer.

>Duaine

>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/05/fraudulent_paypay_certificate_published
>/

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