Internet Explorer 8 gets hacked, already

[I am Penguin]

Internet Explorer 8 gets hacked, already

Nils has hacked Internet Explorer 8, along with Safari and Firefox

Nils exploited all three of the browsers within 30 minutes, a conference spokeswoman said.

Nobody has tried to hack Google's Chrome browser

 

[gregmcc]

Just shows that all browsers are equally exploitable.

 

[I am Penguin]

Just shows that all browsers are equally exploitable.

Agreed. The only reason WHY internet explorer is perceived to be the hacking haven is because its a fact, With such a large user base and market share and with millions of hackers attacking IE every day what do people expect?

 

[mercurial]

Security expert Charlie Miller was the first person to crack one of the world's major browsers, breaking into Apple Inc.'s Safari in under 30 seconds.

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[Amida]

What can you actually do once you've hacked a browser?

 

[LazyLion]

What can you actually do once you've hacked a browser?

get access to the base level OS.. the file system and system commands.