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Now Google's CAPTCHA Is Broken

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the throw-it-on-the-pile dept.

steveit_is writes "Yesterday it was reported that Microsoft's revised CAPTCHA had been cracked. Now it's Google's turn. In a move that is sure to surprise no one, the spammers behind 'Xrumer' have announced that they've not only cracked Google's CAPTCHA, but other forms of image verification as well, including 'pick the cat' style CAPTCHA."

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  1. My test: by SleptThroughClass · · Score: 5, Funny

    "To continue, guess which finger I'm holding up."

  2. DARPA math tests by nategoose · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe instead of CAPCHA's sites should start using those math problems from DARPA's really hard math problems since these people seem to be so good at solving complex computational problems.

  3. Re:Why by synaptik · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's baffling that someone with that kind of talent would be working for spammers instead of in a tenured university position.

    Why $pammer$ in$tead of $chool? I$ that really your que$tion? $omehow, I think you might have mi$$ed the mo$t obviou$ motivation.

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