Friday 5 February 2010

How WiFi attackers are poisoning Web browsers

Public Wi-Fi networks such as those in coffee shops and airports present a bigger security threat than ever to computer users because attackers can intercede over wireless to poison browser caches in order to present fake Web pages or even steal data at a later time.

This, according to a security researcher presenting at the Black Hat conference

Source:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020310-black-hat-wi-fi-attackers.html?hpg1=bn

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