| Post - New security hole fixed: Google
Source CBC News Quote:
oogle Inc. on Tuesday said vulnerabilities in its software had been fixed and criticized their revelation online over the holiday weekend.
Bloggers who write about the internet search giant had reported security holes that would allow a specially crafted website to obtain the Gmail contact lists of users who have logged into the free e-mail service or other services such as Blogger that require people to sign into their Google accounts.
People could also gain access to the contact lists by copying and pasting a piece of computer code into a web browser.
The flaw could have enabled an attacker to send malicious messages that contain viruses or other malware to people on an exposed contact list.
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