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I'd argue the Myspace worm [1] was what really got him the fame. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samy_(computer_worm) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samy_(com
by rudolf0 10y ago
I'd argue the Myspace worm [1] was what really got him the fame.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samy_(computer_worm) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samy_(computer_worm)
- FilterSweep 10y agoThanks, I had no idea he was also behind that one! That's quite a severe sentencing for a "Guestbook Signing" XSS exploit. I wonder if the sentence was reduced.
- rudolf0 10y agoYeah, not sure why he was punished so harshly for something that probably didn't inconvenience users too much and was clearly intended as a prank. I do see that Myspace might've spent $20,000 or more to remediate th situation but it seems harsh to make him pay all that.