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Thread: Palin Email Hack Was "Easy"

  1. October 9th, 2008, 04:18 PM #41
    morganlefay
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    No ...you dont get it

    Less of a chance of him getting caught...

    The right thing to do would have been to contact Ms Palin and Yahoo an disclose the vulnerability.



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  2. October 9th, 2008, 04:51 PM #42
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    Really though, this is not a vulnerability. It is a feature. Not in the MS sense of the word either. Yahoo purposefully implemented this.

    I do agree with you MLF that he did not act responsibly. He should have emailed Gov. Palin, and said:

    "You probably shouldn't be using a Yahoo email account, but if you feel the need, you should really change your answers to the security questions. Someone in your position has too much information about themselves readily available to ever tell the truth on these things."

    Or something like that.

    And cc: The rest of the politicians, celebrities, etc.
    \"Those of us that had been up all night were in no mood for coffee and donuts, we wanted strong drink.\"

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  3. October 10th, 2008, 10:30 AM #43
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    Hey there,

    Yeah suppose so.
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