Friday, 30 September 2016

Microsoft Windows vulnerable to ‘FREAK’ encryption flaw

Computers using supported Microsoft Windows version are vulnerable to “FREAK,” a decade-old encryption error leaving users vulnerable to electronic communications interception while visiting any websites (including Whitehorse.gov, NSA.gov and FBI.gov). The error was previously estimated to be limited till Apple’s Safari and Google’s Android, but now it has gone beyond them affecting others too.