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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."
That doesn't make sense. Fark code is probably shittier than Slashcode which means it really sucks. And why would Fox by Fark? That's just ridiculous.
And I thought there were nothing but bubble-headed fucktards over at Fox. Of course, doing anything of this nature (and getting caught at it) is still pretty fucktarded. So perhaps I can rest secure in my preconceived notions of those guys over there...
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That may be true but on Slashdot anything that goes against Bush/FOX/RIAA/Microsoft is going to have a negative slant to it. I am not saying that FOX didn't do some really hideous things in the past but we need to get the facts straight first. Now if they did do this [it looks like it] then they probably used something that a properly secured server/PC should have caught because if they were not smart enough to use a proxy or anything like that I doubt they're smart enough to write their own badware.
look here, im turkish, and despite that even i know that fox is a channel that is the mouthpiece of the crowd who brought bush into power, who in turn took away many fundamental civil rights that were the reasons modern nations were founded for in the first place.
so go figure, its not surprising to see some illegal mischief from fox even if you are turkish.
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The Slashdot main banner on the front page says, "News for nerds. Stuff that matters." But the browser window title says, "News for nerds, stuff that matters." Make your minds up - is it a comma or full stop?
I heard this is a site for brainy nerds who are lots of smarts, we has them on Fark too, but at least there's pics of nice kittens and cool animated gifs too. You guys only talk and stuff. Doesn't that get boring?
they certainly aren't doing this to steal their crap source code.
it's a pretty far stretch to claim this is an act ordered by fox as well, people don't JUST do what their company orders they can have other motives you know.
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You use pretty big words for a gook.
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Dude, get the fark over your crappy site. It hasn't and won't grow. Every one is sick of your trying to show it down our throats. You aren't Drew, you won't be Drew, your site isn't fark and will never be. For the love of God, stopping posting (or having crap posted) on everything that is fark about your crapy site.