Superfish points fingers over ad software security flaws
(AP / Olympian):
http://www.theolympian.com/2015/02/21/3588510/superfish-points-fingers-over.html
Either way, don't expect a mea culpa. Faced with a withering publicity
barrage that could jeopardize any startup's future, Superfish CEO Adi
Pinhas blamed another company for the security flaw and complained
about what he called "false and misleading statements made by some
media commentators and bloggers."
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Oh give me a break. This isn't rocket science. You screw around with
the certs that way, you're committing a Man in the Middle attack.
Q.E.D. Period. Full stop.
--Lauren--
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