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Yahoo messenger critical flaw

Yahoo messenger critical flaw

Yahoo is working to patch an issue that could allow a hacker to remotely take control of a system through its Messenger client. It sounds more serious than it probably is though; as with most exploits, it can’t work without “user action” (i.e. “doing something dumb”).

Comments

  1. Sledgehammer70
    Sledgehammer70 Does anyone use Yahoo messenger?
  2. Linc
    Linc Yeah, I happen to know several around these parts do.
  3. Tansunn
    Tansunn I use the protocol but not the client. (Thanks, Pidgin!)

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