Hackers break SSL encryption used by millions of sites • The Register | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it

Hackers break SSL encryption used by millions of sites. Beware of BEAST decrypting secret PayPal cookies...

 

Researchers have discovered a serious weakness in virtually all websites protected by the secure sockets layer protocol that allows attackers to silently decrypt data that's passing between a webserver and an end-user browser.