They're out of the chat rooms and after your 'buddies'
Hackers are exploiting browser security flaws to hijack instant messaging (IM) accounts, security experts have warned.
When Microsoft decided to shut down its chat rooms for security reasons, it suggested IM as an alternative.
But although the company claims this method of chat is safer, hackers have already exploited security holes in the Internet Explorer browser to hijack IM accounts, according to Drew Copley, a research engineer at eEye Digital Security, who discovered the original security vulnerability.
This could open a back door to unknown chatters as well as expose children to pornography from spammers.
News source: vnunet.com
