Posted by sunil on 02/01/45 11:46

'"The real Humer"
Radium wrote:
> Cascading Style Sheet [.css] is hazardous to your privacy. It allows
> others on the internet to see your monitor and files. It allows them to
> copy images on your monitor to their computers. It also allows them to
> copy files from your computer to their's. It is dangerous. Avoid at all
> costs.
>
> CSS that isn't stored in the victim's computer. Instead it is stored in
> the perpetrator's PC. What it does is it reads everything on the
> victim's screen and checks on the victim's visited webpages and can
> even read text from any text or word application being used by the
> victim. CSS is not a security risk and does not trick the victim's PC
> into sending info to the perp. However, this is an extreme invasion of
> the victim's privacy. The victim has no idea, that he/she is being
> violated. The assailant can read text, and see any pictures that happen
> to be on the victim's monitor without actually accessing the victim's
> computer.
>
> Your computer may not be at all damaged or touched. However, your
> confidential information can easily be read by the attacker and anyone
> the attacker gives it to. You don't have to download anything, visit
> any website, or even use a browser to be attacked. You just need to be
> connected to the internet and the attacker can strike you.
>
> Once again, the victim's PC does not store any part of CSS. All info
> and software is stored in the assailant's PC.

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