MiTM Attacks Can Help Steal Data from SaaS

Researchers from Indiana University and Microsoft were able to infer sensitive data by analyzing the distinct size and other attributes of each exchange between a user and a website interaction. Using man-in-the-middle attacks, they could glean the information even when transactions were encrypted using the Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, protocol or the WPA, or Wi-fi Protected Access protocol. Read the full article. [The Register]

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