Yahoo Leaks its own private key!!!

RobertKaucherRobertKaucher Member Posts: 4,299 ■■■■■■■■■■
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Yahoo leaks its own private key via new Axis Chrome extension | Naked Security
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  • the_hutchthe_hutch Banned Posts: 827
    Not that big of deal. Nobody was going to use a yahoo browser anyways.

    They definitely won't now
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  • the_Grinchthe_Grinch Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■
    LOL great reply!
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  • RobertKaucherRobertKaucher Member Posts: 4,299 ■■■■■■■■■■
    IMO the yahoo toolbar should be considered malware already. But now someone could put together a really nasty one.

    It was for a Chrome extension, not really a Yahoo browser, I thought.
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  • veritas_libertasveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■
    IMHO any add-on toolbar is SPAM. I hate them.
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  • the_hutchthe_hutch Banned Posts: 827
    Chrome extension for the yahoo axis browser
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  • RobertKaucherRobertKaucher Member Posts: 4,299 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Ah, I see. Regardless it is likely all their software was signed with that key. This is, at the least, a huge black-eye to their reputation which was already leaning to the irrelevant. At worst we will see a spike in malware trying to take advantage of this.
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  • RomBUSRomBUS Member Posts: 699 ■■■■□□□□□□
    As if they weren't facing enough turmoil...sheesh its now becoming a huge snowball effect
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  • Jayjett90Jayjett90 Member Posts: 30 ■■□□□□□□□□
    veritas_libertas wrote: »
    IMHO any add-on toolbar is SPAM. I hate them.

    I agree 100 percent!
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  • amcnowamcnow Member Posts: 215 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Jayjett90 wrote: »
    I agree 100 percent!

    I second this!

    I used to provide computer and network support for students at my undergraduate school. I need more hands to count the number of times I found tool bars to be the culprit for students' computer woes.
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