Google Gadgets An Open Door For Attack ?

This is a disturbing news from -http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/08/08/Google_Gadgets_an_open_door_for_attack_1.html



According to those researchers at Black Hat;-



"The attacker can forcibly install Google Gadgets; they can read the victim's search history once a malicious gadget has been installed in some specific circumstances; they can attack other Google Gadgets; they can phish usernames and passwords from victims, and so on," said Robert Hansen, also known as RSnake, a founder of security consultancy SecTheory.



Those Google gadgets are very cool. I do not know whether it is true or not  but to be on the safe side. I think I will have to delete them from now . Better to be safe than sorry.



So far there has been no cases about this threat.. I hope they will not materialize. Perhaps , Google may come out with an reply to rebut this theory.



Sometimes installing widgets from a third party site may cause havoc to your xml documents.. It is always wise to back up your HTML  first before you thinker with those codes.



Reference and thanks to ;-



http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/08/08/Google_Gadgets_an_open_door_for_attack_1.html