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March 31, 2014 02:00 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/jXS726NSNII/story01.htm
Google Maps' spam problem presents genuine securityissues
Bryan Seely, a Microsoft Engineer demonstrated an attack against Google Maps through which he was able to set up fake Secret Service offices in the company's geo-database, complete with fake phone numbers that rang a switch under his control and then were forwarded to real Secret Service offices, allowing him to intercept and record phone-calls made to the Secret Service (including one call from a police officer reporting counterfeit money).Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/jXS726NSNII/story01.htm
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