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Google fixes flaw that let hacker harvest Gmail e-mails

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Emil, Nov 22, 2010.

  1. Emil Newcomer, in training

    Google has patched a vulnerability in Gmail that allowed a hacker to harvest their e-mail address by simply having them navigate to a specially-crafted website, according to MSNBC. A 21-year-old Armenian calling himself "Vahe G." created a Blogspot to exploit the issue, which affected users who visited the site while they were still logged into Gmail. The website has since been taken down.

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  2. ikesmasher TechSpot Enthusiast

    Good for you Vahe! Try helping instead of annoying people!
    and good for google for patching it up so fast.
  3. It's about time they do something right.