Yahoo Leaks its own private key!!!

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Yahoo leaks its own private key via new Axis Chrome extension | Naked Security

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the_hutch

Not that big of deal. Nobody was going to use a yahoo browser anyways.

They definitely won't now

the_Grinch

LOL great reply!

RobertKaucher

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.

veritas_libertas

IMHO any add-on toolbar is SPAM. I hate them.

the_hutch

Chrome extension for the yahoo axis browser

RobertKaucher

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.

RomBUS

As if they weren't facing enough turmoil...sheesh its now becoming a huge snowball effect

Jayjett90

veritas_libertas wrote: »

IMHO any add-on toolbar is SPAM. I hate them.

I agree 100 percent!

amcnow

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.