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Hotmail Hacked

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it-happened-again dept.

SyD writes " Apparently there is a major security hole on Hotmail that could allow crackers to read your e-mail. A hacking group known as root core discovered the hole and reported it to Microsoft. " This isn't the first time that the folks who are gonna give us a internet wide universal login system had a hole. The funny part is that I posted a story almost exactly like this like 2 years ago, and about once a week, someone emails me and says "I think my boyfriend/girlfriend is cheating on me and I really need to know the backdoor into hotmail to find out". No I'm not kidding. You can't make that stuff up.

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  1. Average person? by Chagrin · · Score: 5, Funny

    • "The average person in the street doesn't need to worry, as they would have to be specifically targeted," said Graham Cluley, an Internet security expert with antivirus firm Sophos.

    I suppose the quux is whether I'm an "average person" or not. I think I'll go stand in the street to hedge my bets.
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    I/O Error G-17: Aborting Installation

  2. The details of the hole... by kcbrown · · Score: 5, Funny

    % telnet www.hotmail.com 80
    Trying 64.4.43.7...
    Connected to 64.4.43.7.
    Escape character is '^]'.
    GET /root.exe
    What is thy bidding, my master?


    Guess they haven't gotten rid of Code Red yet! :-)

    (For the humor impaired: no, I did not actually do the telnet session.)
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    Use 'slashdot stuff' in the subject line in any email you send me if you want to get past the spam filter.
  3. Microsoft's response... by ddstreet · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...is priceless:


    "However," Microsoft said, "we recognize the concerns raised in the computational infeasibility of this mechanism and are investigating ways that we can raise this bar even higher."


    Like Taco said...you just can't make this stuff up. That response is just too funny.

  4. Here's another way by Srin+Tuar · · Score: 5, Funny


    1. Log into hotmail normally.


    2. Type in this link:

    http://pv2fd.pav2.hotmail.msn.com/default.ida?XX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX%u9090%u6858
    %ucbd3%u7801%u9090%u6858%ucbd3%u7801%u9090%u6858 %u cbd3%u7801%u9090%u9090%u8190%u00c3%u0003%u8b00%u53
    1b%u53ff%u0078%u0000%u00=a HTTP/1.0

  5. Very secret information.... by thrillbert · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know that /. will probably get a nasty email asking them to remove this post, but I just feel the need to post this bit of information:

    NOTE: By following these directions you will be breaking the law.
    while (in_car(use *right_foot))\
    push(($pedal) to go [@REALLY_FAST]);

    I have had this information in my head for years, but felt it was time to inform the rest of you how to do it. Now I know I will be pursued by lawyers attempting to utilize the DMCA against me for revealing this information that the vehicle manufacturers did not want you to know... such is the life of a hacker...

  6. You've got mail! by fmaxwell · · Score: 5, Funny

    AOL: You've got mail!
    Hotmail: You've got someone else's mail!

  7. "hacker" vs. "cracker": something to consider. by Wakko+Warner · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does anyone else think that "crackers can read your email" is something Chef from South Park would say?

    CHEF: Now, children, don't leave your computer on when you're not around! Crazy crackers can read your email!

    STAN: Holy crap!

    CARTMAN: You guys are so lame.

    - A.P.

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    "Remember when the U.S. had a drug problem, and then we declared a War On Drugs, and now you can't buy drugs anymore?"