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Hotmail Hacked
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.
I don't mean to be a stick in the mud but this information clearly lays out how to hack into a privately owned computer system. This is illegal in most countries and as such whilst Slashdot don't censor their posters (free speech is something i'm all for) allowing this to be moderated up shows the sort of people that this site is being controlled by - and a smart lawyer could argue that the promotion of this item constitues the marketing and or distribution of this illegal material thus making slashdot and its owners accesories after the fact to a crime (yes hacking is a criminal offence with jail terms)
Just a point - now if you guys have a brain you will mod this back down or remove it - i think its an interstin post but i would encourage the users NOT to post full exploits but a link to a page (use geotcities or someone similar) off site - as you cannot be held responsible for it (pretty disclaimers aside you are legally responsible for the content here - its just that no one has decided to pursue it yet)
YES I AM A LAWYER