XML vulnerability leads to calls for standards change

German scientists say weakness in cipher block chaining mode for XML encryption means secured communications between Web services can now be decrypted, and call for change in encryption standard. [read more]

What do I think?
Current encryption method, or cryptography method is still strong. I believe that they can't simply break those and decrypt XML message. There must be specific scenario or parameters required in order for them to succeed.

Nevertheless, security community can't take that for granted. Hacking tools, methods, and others related to exploiting, cracking, etc are becoming easily accessible and easy to use or implemented. Computing powers is increasing but the cost is decreasing thus enable any decryption, hacking, brute-force kind of attack, etc to be completed faster or to be execute with more power.