:Researchers: Online Geegaws Can Open Door to Flimflammery
Researchers: Online Geegaws Can Open Door to Flimflammery Aug 8, 2008, 13 :30 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (1817 reads) (Other stories by Jordan Robertson)
"Malicious gadgets -- if a user were to download one of them -- could be used in a variety of other attacks, including one where one gadget steals information from another, a valuable attack against gadgets that store personal user information, Hansen and Stracener said.
"How do you know it's a legitimate gadget?" Hansen asked. "Because someone uploaded it? There's no moderation; there's no way to guarantee it won't turn bad.""
