Researchers Thai Duong and Juliano Rizzo unveil a new tool that attacks SSL and SSL, the cryptographic protocols used to establish secure web connections. The ability to crack encrypted web traffic removes the safety net that protects you when youre doing sensitive online tasks like banking or using credit cards. But its probably too early to start hoarding tins of beans and donning our tin foil hats. A fix for the attack is currently under test in the development version of Chrome.”]
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/09/24/secure-web-browsing-cracked-by-beast/