Google Public Search contains Security Hole that can be Exploited by Phishers

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Google Public Search contains Security Hole that can be Exploited by Phishers

09-16-2006, 07:35 AM,

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Google Public Search contains Security Hole that can be Exploited by Phishers

Quote: You might want to be very careful before entering your username and password on any "new" services from Google. Developer Eric Farraro has uncovered a potential hole in Google's Public Search Service that allows a malicious (or mischievous) person to put up a fake Google sign-in page to collect usernames and passwords for real Google services.

I found a question this morning on Ask MetaFilter about a supposed new service called Gmail Plus. The URL, www.google.com/u/gplus, looked legit. In my pre-caffeinated state, I almost entered my Google username and password to see what sort of pre-announced Google service this MeFi-er had turned up. Instead, I went ahead and checked the comments and found that signing in would have been a very, very bad idea....

full article: http://trends.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/09/15/1328224&tid=138&tid=78

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