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Title: Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks - Joris Evers, CNET News Post by: Mark David on April 01, 2007, 06:36:49 AM A problem in the way Windows PCs obtain network settings could let attackers hijack traffic, security researchers said Saturday. The problem occurs because of a design bug in the system used by Windows PCs to obtain proxy settings, researchers with security firm IOActive said at the ShmooCon hacker conference here. As a result, an attacker with access to a network, for example, at a corporation could insert a malicious proxy and see all the traffic, the researchers said.
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