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Public Wi-Fi spots could poison PCs; Google to drop support for IE6

By Network World Staff, Network World, 02/04/2010
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At this week's Black Hat security conference, a security researcher said that public Wi-Fi networks, such as those found in coffee shops and airports, present a bigger security threat than ever for computer users because attackers can intercede over wireless to poison Web browser caches in order to present fake Web pages or even steal data later. Also, Google said it will suspend Internet Explorer 6 support for its Gmail and Calendar services later this year. (4:37)

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