[pchelpers] jikto -- hacker's tool

*A security researcher has found a way hackers can make PCs of unsuspecting
Web surfers do their dirty work, without having to actually commandeer the
systems.*
That's possible with a new security tool called Jikto. The tool is written
in JavaScript and can make PCs of unknowing Web surfers hunt for flaws in
Web sites, said Jikto creator Billy Hoffman, a researcher at Web security
firm SPI 
Dynamics<http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spidynamics.com%2F&siteId=22&oId=2100-1009-6169034&ontId=1009&lop=nl.ex>.
Hoffman, who developed the tool as a way to advance Web security, plans to
release Jikto publicly later this week at the ShmooCon hacker
event<http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fshmoocon.org%2F&siteId=22&oId=2100-1009-6169034&ontId=1009&lop=nl.ex>in
Washington,
D.C.

"This is going to drastically change the scope of evil things you can do
with JavaScript," Hoffman said. "Jikto turns any PC into my little drone.
Your PC will start attacking Web sites on my behalf, and you're going to
give me all the results."
More here:

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6169034.html?tag=nl.e550


Regards

Tonia




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