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New 'Poodle' bug on Web threatens email and banking accounts

Published Wed, Oct 15, 2014 · 09:50 PM
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THREE Google Inc researchers have uncovered a security bug in widely used Web encryption technology that they say could allow hackers to take over accounts for email, banking and other services in what they have dubbed a "Poodle" attack.

The discovery of Poodle, which stands for Padding Oracle On Downloaded Legacy Encryption, prompted makers of Web browsers and server software to advise users on Tuesday to disable use of the source of the security bug: an 18-year old encryption standard known as SSL 3.0.

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