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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. Re:Why by DreadfulGrape · · Score: 4, Informative

    You (but mainly parent poster) might be interested to know that the word is actually "amok" which is defined as a "psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder."

    Indeed, this is what it means to "run amok." Also refer to the classic Looney Tunes clip, "Duck Amok."

    hmmm... this is either Informative or Off-Topic. Guess I'll leave that to the moderators to decide.

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  2. Re:Why by Jeremy+Erwin · · Score: 3, Informative

    (what is a 'muck'?)
    Among other things, muck is horse manure. To muck a stall is to remove all the droppings and change the bedding.