SSL MITM-attacks make the news

[Anne & Lynn Wheeler]

ABN Amro compensates victims of 'man-in-the-middle' attack
http://www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp?id=16750

from above:

Four ABN Amro customers activated a virus allowing a man-in-the-middle attack that overcame the bank's two-factor authentication. After the attack, ABN Amro removed an 'urgent payment' option from its Web site as a precaution, compensated the customers and launched a campaign to remind users about internet banking safety.

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and lots of past posts mentioning MITM-attacks
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subintegrity.html#mitm

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