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MS Security: On A Path As Clear As It Is Reliable

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the snap-crack-crack-crack-pop dept.

bobthemonkey13 writes: "It appears that Microsoft's 'secure' E-Book system has been cracked. MIT Technology Review is reporting that an anonymous programmer has figured out how to bypass the 'advanced antipiracy features' in Microsoft Reader. This sounds a lot like what Dmitry did except for two things: The MS E-Book hacker has (wisely) decided to remain anonymous, and he's not publishing his program. God bless the U.S., where moving a book from your home to your office is a federal offence." Along similar lines, an Anonymous Coward indicates this story at USA Today titled "Expert Hacks Hotmail in 1 Line of Code." "I'm in awe! Unless someone can figure out how to execute pseudocode or half a line this isn't beatable. I hope this get's fixed or the whole future of pay-per-view web services could be impacted. :-q" Good thing Microsoft isn't quite sure what to do with all this universal-password stuff. (Thanks to Sacha Prins.)

Jamie adds:

In other news about poor security where you least expect it, Kitetoa informed Veridian a little while ago that: "Any script kiddy can root your web site. And... By the way... Someone already did it (as you should have seen at www.veridian.com/upload/ if you knew anything about internet security)."

I don't know what that URL gives you now, but as of this writing, and for the last several hours, it's read:

fuck USA Government
fuck PoizonBOx
contact:sysadmcn@yahoo.com.cn

This is the same Veridian that the Defense Department picked to track computer network attacks on DoD systems, specifically attacks coming from China.

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  1. I'm normally not one to hate on Microsoft stories, by Wakko+Warner · · Score: 2, Troll

    ... but that headline is simply hitting way below the belt. There's plenty of security holes in every stock Linux distro too, you know.

    - 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?"
  2. Re:Why does anyone bother with e-book encryption? by Richard+M.+Waite · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why don't you suck me off you dirty cunt? Fuck! You people just piss me off sometimes.

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    You do not exist. Go away.
  3. Close Minded Slashdot. by clinko · · Score: 0, Troll

    Really. Slashdot has gotten more and more close minded. I can't respect this crap anymore.

    Don't worry, you'll still get hits from me. I'm not going to post anymore except to spam.