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New attack bypasses HTTPS protection on Macs, Windows, and Linux

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Ars Technica; By Dan Goodin 		Mail this story
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A key guarantee provided by HTTPS encryption is that the addresses of visited websites aren't visible to attackers who may be monitoring an end user's network traffic. Now, researchers have devised an attack that breaks this protection.

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