Fox Hacks Fark

circletimessquare writes "Valleywag.com is reporting on a case of a hacker not covering his tracks. It seems that, via a targeted email, an admin at Fark.com downloaded a trojan, which was used to steal passwords for Fark servers. Notably, these activities were traced to an IP address in Memphis Tennessee, and to a Fox News new-media reporter. As to the veracity of the story, that is bolstered by the fact that the story was greenlit for the front page of Fark. Motive? That could range from Fark being a rumored Fox takeover target, to stealing source code for a competing Fox social networking site. If the story is true, laws have been broken, but perhaps not by the Fox News reporter: it's possible his computer was hacked as well. Whatever the truth, it's a very entertaining read, as it pushes a number of hot buttons."

Comments

Huh

[VonSkippy]

If the ongoing RIAA shenanigans have taught us nothing else, it's that IP does NOT equal personal Identity.

Re:Journalist == Hacker?

[Xtravar]

So, did this Phillips guy develop the trojan that stole the Fark passwords? Did this guy minor in CompSci? He sent a trojan. Any idiot can do that, with the plethora of pre-built and easily customizable trojans out there.

Not to mention, it doesn't take a genius to write a trojan and any hobbyist programmer can do it (though maybe a little harder now with "enhanced security" in Windows").