__/ [ Sinister Midget ] on Wednesday 04 October 2006 10:52 \__
> On 2006-10-03, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted
> something concerning:
>> __/ [ yttrx ] on Tuesday 03 October 2006 18:21 \__
>>
>>>
>>> http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/78970
>>>
>>> Well?
>>>
>>> We're all waiting, erik.
>>
>> Also see:
>>
>> Firefox flaw overrated
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| I do not have 30 undisclosed Firefox vulnerabilities, nor did I
>>| ever make this claim. I have no undisclosed Firefox
>>| vulnerabilities. The person who was speaking with me made this
>>| claim, and I honestly have no idea if he has them or not.
>>|
>>| I apologize to everyone involved, and I hope I have made
>>| everything as clear as possible.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/10/02/update-possible-vulnerability-reported-at-toorcon/
>>
>> Who could possibly support such FUD? Yes, you've guessed it right.
>>
>> ToorCon ("Firefox security is a mess") sponsored by Microsoft
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Lately, I read the headline: "Open Source browser Firefox is so
>>| critically flawed that it is impossible to fix, according to two
>>| hackers." Further on, in the ZDNet article I read: "The hackers claim
>>| they know of about 30 unpatched Firefox flaws. They don't plan to
>>| disclose them, instead holding onto the bugs."
>>|
>>| Since that sounds suspicious, I decided to start searching for
>>| connections with MS. Easy enough, here it is...
>> `----
>>
>> http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/70873/index.html
>
> The link from there goes to here:
>
> http://www.toorcon.org/2006/conference.html
>
> And has:
>
> 21:30-03:00 ToorCon Saturday Night Party - Sponsored by Microsoft
>
> Heh heh. It was just a little joke! They didn't really expect anybody
> to take them seriously! C'mon folks, smile!
Lxer didn't point at quite the right page, IMO.
http://www.toorcon.org/2006/sponsors.html
Microsoft is among the "Official Sponsors".
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