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SETI@home flaw could let invaders in...

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Here's the bottom line:

"The vulnerability involves a scenario in which hackers are able to impersonate the SETI@home data server, that is, trick the client into communicating with a fake server," said David Anderson, director of the SETI@home project. "This scenario has never happened, as far as we know."
 
Originally posted by: Wiz
repost of a repost of a....

Here's the bottom line:

"The vulnerability involves a scenario in which hackers are able to impersonate the SETI@home data server, that is, trick the client into communicating with a fake server," said David Anderson, director of the SETI@home project. "This scenario has never happened, as far as we know."
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My apologies Wiz, thanks for setting me straight 😱
 
no problem, just thought it would be good to say there are several other threads about this already 😉
 
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