InternetGiant online security hole getting fixed, slowly (AP)

AP - A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to Web sites under their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent remains unknown and many people are still at risk.

SAN FRANCISCO - A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to Web sites under their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent remains unknown and many people are still at risk. The gaping security hole enables a scam that targets ordinary people typing in a legitimate Web address. It happens because hackers are now able to manipulate the machines that help computers find Web sites. If the trick is done properly, computer users are unlikely to detect whether they've landed at a legitimate site or an evil double maintained by someone bent on fraud. Security experts fear an open season for virus attacks and identity-fraud scams. "It's kind of like saying, `There's a bunch of money on the street. If you can get over there soon enough, you can get it,'" said Ken Silva, chief technology officer for VeriSign Inc., which manages the ".com" and ".net" directories of Internet addresses. "It's something the industry is taking seriously. You'd be in a bad place if you weren't doing something about it." The bug's existence was revealed nearly a month ago. Since then, criminals have pulled off at least one successful attack, directing some AT&T Inc. Internet customers in Texas to a fake Google site. The phony page was accompanied by three programs that automatically clicked on ads, with the profits for those clicks flowing back to the hackers. There are... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]

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InternetInternap Network Services cuts 2008 sales outlook (AP)

AP - Internap Network Services Corp., which manages data centers and routes Internet traffic, on Tuesday reduced its full-year revenue guidance mostly below Wall Street's estimates.