Thursday, 2 February 2017

White House site security error is more 'embarrassing' than worrying

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For days now, folks have tweeted about receiving a "connection is not private" warning when trying to access whitehouse.gov. 

It's an alarming thing to read when you're just trying to get some information from the site of the world's most powerful government, but experts say the issue is more "embarrassing" than it is worrying.

First reported by The Washington Post, the site prompts Google Chrome and other browsers to warn users that "attackers might be trying to steal your information from messages.whitehouse.gov, for example passwords, messages or credit cards.” Read more...

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