flaw found in PGP

[ribitch]

link (http://www.clickondetroit.com/sh/news/stories/nat-news-aptv-155333520020711-070743.html)


The new vulnerability, discovered weeks ago by researchers at eEye Digital Security Inc., does not exploit any weakness in the complex encrypting formulas used to scramble messages into gibberish. Instead, hackers are able to attack a programming flaw in an important piece of companion software, called a plug-in, that helps users of Microsoft Corp.'s Outlook e-mail program encrypt messages with a few mouse clicks.

[Jeffbx]

Apparently, not too many people care about PGP anymore:


Network Associates recently announced the closure of PGP Security business unit and the integration of some of its product into other business units. With this closure, the bundle called PGP Corporate Desktop will be put into maintenance mode. PGPmail, PGPdisk and file, PGPwireless, and PGP Keyserver are also being put into maintenance mode.

From http://www.pgp.com