Mntsnow
12-22-2004, 7:27 AM
Google Inc. said on Monday it has fixed a software flaw that could allow hackers to view information contained on personal computers running the No. 1 search engine's desktop search software.
"We were made aware of this vulnerability with the Google Desktop Search software and have since fixed the problem so that all current and future users are secure," a Google spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement.
The flaw, discovered by Rice University computer scientists, was first reported by the New York Times on Monday. Read more at Money (http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/21/technology/personaltech/google_fix.reut/index.htm)
"We were made aware of this vulnerability with the Google Desktop Search software and have since fixed the problem so that all current and future users are secure," a Google spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement.
The flaw, discovered by Rice University computer scientists, was first reported by the New York Times on Monday. Read more at Money (http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/21/technology/personaltech/google_fix.reut/index.htm)