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    65,000 Time Warner Customers Exposed To Remote Hacks

    AT&T Is Unable to Prevent Hackers From Stealing Customer Data

    iPhone SMS Security Flaw Could Allow 'Every iPhone In the World' to Be Hijacked

    'Power-Line Exploit' Logs Your Keystrokes Using Outlets, Lasers

    Obama Administration Adds Renowned Hacker to Homeland Security Advisory Council

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    Image of danger the pirate danger the pirate
    10/20/09

    In reply to 65,000 Time Warner Customers Exposed To Remote Hacks
    one of many reasons why i have a router behind my time-warner modem. #timewarnerexposedrouters
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    Image of yoshi yoshi
    08/21/09

    In reply to AT&T Is Unable to Prevent Hackers From Stealing Customer Data
    Another attempt to bash the exclusive iPhone Provider. I hope they secure another 5 year exclusive on the iPhone.

    BAWAHAHAAHAHA!
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    Image of stevewoz stevewoz
    08/20/09

    In reply to AT&T Is Unable to Prevent Hackers From Stealing Customer Data
    if AT&T read Kevin's book, they would see how wrong they are to claim that password encryption (at some point in the system) does not amount to security. Hacking is rarely cracking encyption or getting access to that data. It's trickery where hackers pretend to be someone else or it's done by insiders.

    That's not the point. Is there an implied contract of security or isn't there. If there is, claims to fix it are valid. If there is no contractual implication of security, then AT&T can tell you to take a hike but they should publicize that they don't promise such.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    08/20/09

    In reply to AT&T Is Unable to Prevent Hackers From Stealing Customer Data
    Kevin Mitnick a victim of hackers...

    My irony meter just exploded!
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    Image of ValerioB ValerioB
    08/20/09

    In reply to AT&T Is Unable to Prevent Hackers From Stealing Customer Data
    iPhone 3GS on AT&T is like putting a quadriplegic behind the wheel of a Ferrari.
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    08/20/09

    @ValerioB: You control your iPhone with your tongue? Nasty
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    Image of Nick Nick
    08/20/09

    In reply to AT&T Is Unable to Prevent Hackers From Stealing Customer Data

    You shall not pass . . . word protect your account with at&t because we won't keep it secure and everyone will get access to your saucy texts to lindsay lohan.
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    Image of EventHorizon EventHorizon
    08/20/09

    In reply to AT&T Is Unable to Prevent Hackers From Stealing Customer Data
    "In recent years, he's committed the password to memory and has deliberately not shared it with anyone or kept it stored on a computer. ..."

    Really??? Does anyone not do this? Or is sharing your password willy-nilly the status quo?
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    Nick: I love Nick promoted this comment EventHorizon was starred EventHorizon was unstarred
    Image of Nick Nick
    08/20/09

    @EventHorizon: you wouldn't believe how many people write them down and have a password cheat sheet.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    08/20/09

    @EventHorizon: Most people choose "remember my password".

    @Nick: I love Nick: For the average joe writing them down on a piece of paper and storing it in a drawer isn't a horrible idea when compared to "remember my password" or putting it all in an xls, doc, txt, etc on your hd.

    Personally, I have 4 passwords that are way over 25 characters (don't feel like counting) and they alternate numbers every month. It took awhile to remember them and the pattern, but it happens eventually. I know I could have just used keypass, but it's better to just remember them so I can still get in the stuff if I don't have it with me (portable).

    For accounts like here I dumb it down a bit (no offense Gawker, but you aren't exactly my bank ;) ).
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    Edited by UnderLoK at 08/20/09 11:52 AM UnderLoK was starred UnderLoK was unstarred
    Image of Nick Nick
    08/20/09

    @UnderLoK: oh, i agree. writing 'em down isn't bad for most people. i just didn't know how many people think it is neccessary to have a seperate password for everything they do and subsequently having to write them all down. that is just silly.
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    Image of ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD
    08/20/09

    In reply to AT&T Is Unable to Prevent Hackers From Stealing Customer Data
    TBH, he probably has keyloggers all over his computer. Whenever I hear about these compter-related things that only seem to happen to one person, I think about the employees who come to the IT dept. and say things like "I know if I pay for the virus software that microsoft keeps advertising on my desktop these viruses will go away, but I thought maybe you guys could do something?"
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    Image of Nick Nick
    08/20/09

    @ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD: famed hacker-turned-security-expert Kevin Mitnick

    pretty sure he can keep his machine clean.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    08/20/09

    @Nick: I love Nick: Yea he is famed, but you might want to find out why. I'm not sure he could actually hold a candle to the guys now days.

    Back then most of his work was done with the phone system. The rumor was that he had access to ATT phone records so he was able to find the modem lines (back doors) to many of the big companies systems. As we all know passwords weren't as big of a deal back then so most of them could be brute forced in a matter of hours.

    Don't get me wrong, he deserves the fame and since he did the time he deserves the career he now enjoys, but hacking back then wasn't nearly as difficult. Hell, back then you could "hack" into just about every single guy you met on IRC using nbtstat and netuse :P
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    Image of jibbly jibbly
    08/20/09

    @UnderLoK: True, his hacking included a lot of dumpster diving and social engineering/manipulation, but this is a guy who memorized screens packed with lines of code and has been active in computer security since 2003. You can't just dismiss him as an old fogey who's out of touch with the current state of hacking.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    08/20/09

    @UnderLoK: true, but to stay relevant and employed you have to keep current. as such, i feel confident he isn't a moron.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    08/20/09

    @jibbly: I'm not sure his copy of softice would be all that helpful now days ;)
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    Image of Curves Curves
    08/20/09

    In reply to AT&T Is Unable to Prevent Hackers From Stealing Customer Data
    Why are they not hiring this guy?

    It takes a thief......
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    Image of tok3ninja tok3ninja
    08/20/09

    @Curves: Hiring this guy will take money. Money that AT&T never likes to let go on something as mundane as security.
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    DeusExMach believes you have his stapler promoted this comment tok3ninja was starred tok3ninja was unstarred
    Image of DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
    08/20/09

    @tok3ninja: "...we refused Mr. Mitnick's demands for money"

    read: "He offered to fix the problem for us if we paid him, but fuck that."
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    Image of Wireless Joe Wireless Joe
    08/20/09

    In reply to AT&T Is Unable to Prevent Hackers From Stealing Customer Data
    So the famed hacker is complaining that his data isn't secure? AT&T should do a better job of securing data, but even Mitnik himself understood that you can't rely on technology. To use his own quote, "Some people think technology has the answers." He's living with the consequences of the choices he made earlier in his life.
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    UnderLoK promoted this comment Edited by Wireless Joe at 08/20/09 11:10 AM Wireless Joe was starred Wireless Joe was unstarred
    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    08/20/09

    @Wireless Joe: THe funny part is everyone believed that he had access to ATT back in the 90's which is how he obtained the numbers to the companies he hacked into. Hell ATT is probably posting his new passwords to 4chan.
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    Image of tok3ninja tok3ninja
    08/20/09

    In reply to AT&T Is Unable to Prevent Hackers From Stealing Customer Data
    How is security at other cellular carriers? If AT&T is having issues then what about everyone else?
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    Image of ThinkerTDM ThinkerTDM
    08/20/09

    @tok3ninja: Oh, it's perfect. 100%. Top notch.
    Duh! What do you think?
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    Image of tok3ninja tok3ninja
    08/20/09

    @ThinkerTDM: I'm trying to be open minded, knowing that everywhere I go I'm being tracked.
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    DeusExMach believes you have his stapler promoted this comment tok3ninja was starred tok3ninja was unstarred
    Image of DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
    08/20/09

    @tok3ninja: ...And targeted! With Satellites! WITH LASERS!
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    DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. was starred DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. was unstarred
    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    08/20/09

    In reply to AT&T Is Unable to Prevent Hackers From Stealing Customer Data
    "many Bothans died to bring us customer data.."
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    Image of laxman15 laxman15
    08/20/09

    In reply to AT&T Is Unable to Prevent Hackers From Stealing Customer Data
    quick! anybody trying to get out of their contract, use this as a reason! just like sms charges rising. htc hero here I come. perhaps.
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    Nick: I love Nick promoted this comment laxman15 was starred laxman15 was unstarred
    Image of Nick Nick
    08/20/09

    @laxman15: it is not a material change in your contract as with the price change -- it's a failure to provide an acceptable level of service.
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    Image of SahilaQuadratus SahilaQuadratus
    08/20/09

    In reply to AT&T Is Unable to Prevent Hackers From Stealing Customer Data
    !!!! I AM ON AT&T. WTF!?
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    Geisrud promoted this comment SahilaQuadratus was starred SahilaQuadratus was unstarred
    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    08/20/09

    @SahilaQuadratus: Sorry, didn't realize that you were with AT&T. We'll get right on that then.
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    Image of DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
    08/20/09

    @SahilaQuadratus: LOL! I M ON VERISON1!1!!1 FTL!1!

    In other words, you're fired, clean out your desk and get the fuck out of my building.
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    DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. was starred DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. was unstarred
    Image of wetworker wetworker
    07/29/09

    In reply to iPhone SMS Security Flaw Could Allow 'Every iPhone In the World' to Be Hijacked
    Can someone post this tutorial i have some free time.
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    UnderLoK promoted this comment wetworker was starred wetworker was unstarred
    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    07/30/09

    @wetworker: It's not out yet, but the method is to crash the phone.
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