Re: AP: Google fixed huge hole

["Daniel H. Renner" <dan () losangelescomputerhelp com>]

It's called "marketing"...

funsec-request () linuxbox org wrote:
> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:56:48 -0600
> From: "Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>
> Subject: [funsec] AP: Google fixed huge hole
> To: "FunSec [List]" <funsec () linuxbox org>
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> http://apnews.excite.com/article/20070221/D8NE40PG0.html
>
> BOSTON (AP) - A potentially devastating hole in Google Inc. (GOOG)'s
> prevalent desktop search product could have exposed personal files on
> users' computers to data thieves. Google fixed the defect within weeks
> of being informed about it and says it has no evidence the
> vulnerability was exploited.
>
>
> Doesn't make sense that it's Feb 21, the hole was found late last year
> and they had the fix in just a couple weeks...
>


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Sincerely,

Daniel H. Renner
President
Los Angeles Computerhelp
A division of Computerhelp, Inc.
818-352-8700
http://losangelescomputerhelp.com

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