Vulnerabilities: DNS security flaw also affects email

"A newly discovered flaw in the Internet’s core infrastructure not only permits hackers to force people to visit Web sites they didn’t want to, it also allows them to intercept e-mail messages, the researcher who discovered the bug said last week.

Considering the silent nature of the attack and the sensitive nature of a lot of electronic correspondence, the potential for damage from this second security flaw is high. But there’s no evidence yet that this method of targeting e-mail has been used in a successful attack." – Content courtesy of Major Internet security flaw also affects e-mail – Security- msnbc.com

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