Opera founder von Tetzchner: It's all gone to crap since I quit

l33tdawg — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 11:10:47 +0000

Opera founder von Tetzchner: It's all gone to crap since I quit

posted onFebruary 7, 2014

by l33tdawg

Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_%28web_browser%29

"It's really sad, it's lost now," says Opera co-founder Jon von Tetzchner, reflecting on the fate of the company he left in 2011.

Opera had made serious inroads in the Noughties embedding a browser into consumer products, where it was a pioneer, and had a sizeable following on both desktop and mobile.

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Attackers sign malware using crypto certificate stolen from Opera Software

l33tdawg — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 03:41:46 +0000

Attackers sign malware using crypto certificate stolen from Opera Software

posted onJune 27, 2013

by l33tdawg

Credit: http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/crime-scene-640x428.jpg

Hackers penetrated network servers belonging to Opera Software, stole at least one digital certificate, and then used it to distribute malware that incorrectly appeared to be published by the browser maker.

The attack was uncovered, halted, and contained on June 19, according to a short advisory that Opera published Wednesday morning. While administrators have cleaned the system and have yet to find any evidence of any user data being compromised, the breach still had some troubling consequences.

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