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Human Rights Advocate Recounts How Iran Tried To Hack Her Email

13 points by lingben 12y ago

drzaiusapelord 12y ago
So, she used the same password on her gmail as she did on that site? Wow, someone needs to teach journalists how not to reuse passwords. Or at least have one dedicated for email.
- genericuser 12y ago
  Yeah based on the word choice of 'my password' it seems likely she has a single password for everything. The other possible way to interpenetrate her story is that the site asked for her email address and email password and she just freely gave those out. I don't want to believe this is the case but the phrasing doesn't prohibit it from being the case. "And I received the login information -- this is all the first week of April -- and I logged in, and I put in -- as requested -- I put in my e-mail address and then put in my password."
- eliteraspberrie 12y ago
  The site asked for her email credentials, and she obliged. Many people wouldn't see a problem with Johnboltonoffice.com asking for your password to Google.com. It's a consequence of not knowing how the Internet works.
- abalone 12y ago
  It actually sounds like she was given a login to the phishing site, which then proceeded to request her Gmail address & password. That would be a good example of how, for many people, when a trusted authority asks you to do something you are less likely to question it. ...he indicated that the material that he had prepared was ready for my review and that his assistant would be sending to me login information to a website that was not yet live online. And I received the login information -- this is all the first week of April -- and I logged in, and I put in -- as requested -- I put in my e-mail address and then put in my password.
coldtea 12y ago
Like most (all) western countries do to tons of human rights advocates operating on their premises?
grecy 12y ago
Is this any different than the NSA tapping the German chancellor's phone? (Other than the NSA actually succeeded)
- eliteraspberrie 12y ago
  The German chancellor will not be hanged in Central Park.
- SamReidHughes 12y ago
  The German chancellor is in charge of a government, it's completely acceptable for anybody to listen in on their communications without their permission.

13 points by lingben 12y ago

So, she used the same password on her gmail as she did on that site? Wow, someone needs to teach journalists how not to reuse passwords. Or at least have one dedicated for email.

genericuser 12y ago
Yeah based on the word choice of 'my password' it seems likely she has a single password for everything. The other possible way to interpenetrate her story is that the site asked for her email address and email password and she just freely gave those out. I don't want to believe this is the case but the phrasing doesn't prohibit it from being the case. "And I received the login information -- this is all the first week of April -- and I logged in, and I put in -- as requested -- I put in my e-mail address and then put in my password."
eliteraspberrie 12y ago
The site asked for her email credentials, and she obliged. Many people wouldn't see a problem with Johnboltonoffice.com asking for your password to Google.com. It's a consequence of not knowing how the Internet works.
abalone 12y ago
It actually sounds like she was given a login to the phishing site, which then proceeded to request her Gmail address & password. That would be a good example of how, for many people, when a trusted authority asks you to do something you are less likely to question it. ...he indicated that the material that he had prepared was ready for my review and that his assistant would be sending to me login information to a website that was not yet live online. And I received the login information -- this is all the first week of April -- and I logged in, and I put in -- as requested -- I put in my e-mail address and then put in my password.

coldtea 12y ago

Like most (all) western countries do to tons of human rights advocates operating on their premises?

grecy 12y ago

Is this any different than the NSA tapping the German chancellor's phone? (Other than the NSA actually succeeded)

eliteraspberrie 12y ago
The German chancellor will not be hanged in Central Park.
SamReidHughes 12y ago
The German chancellor is in charge of a government, it's completely acceptable for anybody to listen in on their communications without their permission.