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I hate computer hackers

helicon1
Joined: December 06, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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I hate computer hackers May 18, 2005 at 03:22 AM UTC #
Anybody have the AOL Instane messenger worm today? I clicked some link from a colleague and the whole program blew up. I hate computer hackers, why do they ruin it for everybody.
helicon1
Joined: December 06, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 469
Re: I hate computer hackers May 18, 2005 at 09:02 PM UTC #
Originally posted by fossilwatch:
http://www.jayloden.com/AIMFix.exe
is this a legit fix?
godsshoeshine
Joined: September 18, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 4826
Re: I hate computer hackers May 18, 2005 at 10:04 PM UTC #
who uses the aol messanger client anyway? trillian/adium is where its at
Sidehatch
Joined: October 04, 2011 at 04:33 AM UTC
Posts: 25687
Re: I hate computer hackers January 29, 2021 at 03:32 AM UTC #
helicon1 wrote:
Anybody have the AOL Instane messenger worm today? I clicked some link from a colleague and the whole program blew up. I hate computer hackers, why do they ruin it for everybody.


What a quaint memory…


Oh I know what I came here for…

update your iPhone…like NOW  (ios 14.4)
https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/26/apple-says-ios-14-4-fixes-three-security-bugs-under-active-attack/amp/
It’s not known who is actively exploiting the vulnerabilities, or who might have fallen victim. Apple did not say if the attack was targeted against a small subset of users or if it was a wider attack.


and I guess in news for the good guysInternational police effort takes down 'world's most dangerous' malware network


Wow… this headline

We Spoke to a Guy Who Got His Dick Locked in a Cage by a Hacker

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4ad5xp/we-spoke-to-a-guy-who-got-his-dick-locked-in-a-cage-by-a-hacker

Sidehatch
Joined: October 04, 2011 at 04:33 AM UTC
Posts: 25687
Re: I hate computer hackers April 07, 2021 at 04:53 PM UTC #
welp, was notified that my info is out there in the FB breach


The site Facebook Data Broker 858M has been reported in March 2021 to possibly have suffered a data exposure that could include 871230476 dates of birth, phones, names, surnames, addresses, emails, usernames and passwords


One or more pieces of your personal or account information was found in a breach. We recommend that you pay attention to your credit report and accounts and stay alert for any potentially suspicious activity.
If your username and/or password was found, change the password for this account and for any other accounts that use the same password.


sweetcell
Joined: July 18, 2006 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 22608
Re: I hate computer hackers July 22, 2021 at 04:35 PM UTC #
^ major headache for us this morning: working-at-home devs can't log into their remote machines at HQ because they use a remote access platform that requires DNS… so they're dead in the water until this is resolved.
beetsnotbeats
Joined: April 26, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 5756
Re: I hate computer hackers July 22, 2021 at 05:29 PM UTC #
Just recently I saw an ep of The $6M Dollar Man where the bad guys were able to track him within seconds if he so much as talked on a payphone, then making the phone blow up (but not before he escaped, of course). Such an old sci-fi trope. Why can't we do that now to the cyberkidnappers?
Sidehatch
Joined: October 04, 2011 at 04:33 AM UTC
Posts: 25687
Re: I hate computer hackers July 22, 2021 at 07:42 PM UTC #
and Kaseya paid the ransom…only means more of this crap

I've been in the MSP/IT support world for decades and simlar to the solar winds hack…is really making it hard for MSPs…even though it's not their fault, but the vendor's lax policies
Sidehatch
Joined: October 04, 2011 at 04:33 AM UTC
Posts: 25687
Re: I hate computer hackers May 22, 2025 at 01:28 PM UTC #
Believe it or not, this is the biggest (possible) threat on the internet right now

meet Forky


https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/krebsonsecurity-hit-with-near-record-6-3-tbps-ddos/

distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that clocked in at more than 6.3 terabits of data per second (a terabit is one trillion bits of data). The brief attack appears to have been a test run for a massive new Internet of Things (IoT) botnet capable of launching crippling digital assaults that few web destinations can withstand



My only gripe here…shouldn't he be called sporky?
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