http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136920/One_in_four_hackers_runs_Opera_to_ward_off_other_criminals?taxonomyId=17 By Gregg Keizer August 20, 2009 Computerworld Hackers using multi-exploit attack "toolkits" take defensive measures of their own against other criminals, a security researcher said today. "Exploit kit operators do use mainstream browsers, but they're much more likely to use Opera than the average user, because they know that the browser isn't targeted by other hackers," said Paul Royal, a principal security researcher with Atlanta-based Purewire. While the most generous Web measurements peg Opera, a browser made by Norwegian company Opera Software, at a 2% share of the global market, 26% of the hackers who Purewire identified use the far-from-popular application. Because of its small market share, few hackers bother to unleash exploits for Opera vulnerabilities, said Royal. [...] ________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Fri Aug 21 2009 - 02:31:56 PDT
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