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Browser makers spell out anti-POODLE plans

By Gregg Keizer | 16 October, 2014 23:36

The top three browser makers announced yesterday how they will deal with the design flaw in SSL 3.0 after researchers revealed that their "POODLE" attack method can steal encrypted information and pilfer browser session cookies.
Shellshocked, and expecting worse to come

By By J.F. Rice | 08 October, 2014 21:06

I was Shellshocked last week.
Backoff malware infections are more widespread than thought

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 30 August, 2014 20:36

The number of businesses hit by the data-stealing Backoff malware may be substantially more than the 1,000 or so companies estimated by federal officials, according to security vendor Kaspersky Labs.