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Sony site flaw puts focus on Internet security

by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 30, 2011 12:11 PM

INTERNET security has once again come into sharp focus with Sony discovering a loophole in their website set up to reset passwords for its users affected by the hacking of the PlayStation network. The article by Shayan Ghosh was published by Mail Today on May 20, 2011.

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