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[LUG] Hacker pokes new [ish] hole in secure sockets layer

 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/19/ssl_busting_demo/

'Website encryption has sustained another body blow, this time by an 
independent hacker who demonstrated a tool that can steal sensitive 
information by tricking users into believing they're visiting protected 
sites when in fact they're not.'

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