Your Web News in One Place

Help Webnuz

Referal links:

Sign up for GreenGeeks web hosting
March 31, 2014 02:00 pm PDT

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

Share this article:    Share on Facebook
View Full Article