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Fake Password Reset E-mail Hits 7,500 Black Hat Registrants

Posted by timothy on Sunday July 22, 2012 @05:48PM from the perfectly-natural-return-to-your-homes dept.

An anonymous reader writes "7,500 Black Hat USA 2012 attendees may have been surprised to get a fake password reset e-mail sent to accounts they used to register for the conference. Black Hat has apologized and explained the lame phishing spam attempt."

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Re:How many peeps fell for it? by Sir_Sri · 2012-07-22 18:00 · Score: 4, Insightful

These are the elite
No, some of them are elite hackers, some of them are just trying to keep up with the mischief elite hackers are going to be creating or trying to feel like they're part of the culture.
Re:I would be deeply saddened by Mabhatter · 2012-07-22 18:31 · Score: 4, Insightful

They totally deserve that? Why would you sign up for a "Black Hat" event with an important account? The trusting fools!
The Reply by azalin · 2012-07-22 18:41 · Score: 5, Insightful

An automatic reply should have been sent to everyone who fell for it:
Your reservation has been revoked. Please invest some time in learning basic security guidelines before applying again.
Best regards
Re:the ironing by WrongSizeGlass · 2012-07-22 23:10 · Score: 3, Insightful

Actually, it's a Simspons reference from "The Simpsons: Grift of the Magi (#11.9)" (1999)