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The fact that a well known site like POF was hacked is eclipsed by the fact that they both store unencrypted passwords, and the bizarre tone of this article. I
by ivanstojic 16y ago
The fact that a well known site like POF was hacked is eclipsed by the fact that they both store unencrypted passwords, and the bizarre tone of this article.
I managed to stumble through the first part of the article, but lost interest when Russo claimed that "he can see what the Russians are doing because they took over his computer." This sounds technologically implausible at best.
Maybe the official post in the morning will make more sense.
- benohear 16y agoIs it implausible? Could you not set up some kind of honeypot machine and then monitor it's activity once it's been zombie'd? (Genuine question - I'm definitely no expert on the topic).
- ivanstojic 16y agoCertainly! That part alone is not only plausible, but also quite common. Antivirus companies, security researchers and various other interested parties have been known to use such tactics. However, it doesn't make sense then those who hacked his supposed honeypot would be aware of his oversight ("they are trying to kill him"), while still using the honeypot to perform whatever illegal shenanigans they were up to ("they are currently downloading plentyoffish’s database").
- palish 16y agohttp://www.realvnc.com/ http://www.realvnc.com/