Temporary Suspension of Friend List Plus (Oct. 2)

[Norellicus]

You guys need to grasp the idea of an impact scope. Regardless of how intelligent I am about the issue or if I'm taking preventative measures, if the scope of the problem has the potential to impact me, I ought to know about it.

Edit: And I don't care how he did it, my question has nothing to do with that. Stop being retarded and stiff-lipped. If you don't want to say it publicly, then PM me if you know so I can at least pass along privately to those I'd care to inform.

[JoOeetheplatypuS]

He did SE a favor tbh. Now they know how easy it was to gain people's info.

If he was doing SE a favor, he would have just let them know. Not publicized it.

[Kensaki]

He did SE a favor tbh. Now they know how easy it was to gain people's info.

If he was doing SE a favor, he would have just let them know. Not publicized it.

He could have just cleaned out alot of accs and never posted the fact that he had done it.

[Liselle]

Right, bruteforcing entry to a place he shouldnt have access to isnt malicious.

NynJa, please cease posting and sign up for a night class in vocabulary at your local community college. I suggest STF U, my alma mater. English is a hodge-podge street whore of a language, but it does have some descriptive words in it. Malice is one of those words that specifically refers something that harms or injures. How does this apply here? If I brute-forced my way into your BG forums account and didn't do squat to harm anything, it's a dickhead thing to do but falls short of actually doing damage to anything.

[Gulkeeva]

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...tajnetauth.jpg

wutwut?

Looks like some soorta christian cult "make the internet safer for christians" thing.

Wow... they got toonami, newegg, netflix and stuff on their "bad site" list...

and wtf and some the stuff on their... Nazi child porn site? wtf

Negro stole my pantsu 08/26/2007 - 03:22:36 (0 comments)

wut?

[Kyreth]

He did SE a favor tbh. Now they know how easy it was to gain people's info.

If he was doing SE a favor, he would have just let them know. Not publicized it.

Just letting SE know has a nasty habit of the problem not being fixed, when it needs to be fixed yesterday. And it's a perfect shot if you're aiming to motivate a Japanese company- public embrassment is one heck of a motivational tool.

[JoOeetheplatypuS]

He did SE a favor tbh. Now they know how easy it was to gain people's info.

If he was doing SE a favor, he would have just let them know. Not publicized it.

Just letting SE know has a nasty habit of the problem not being fixed, when it needs to be fixed yesterday. And it's a perfect shot if you're aiming to motivate a Japanese company- public embrassment is one heck of a motivational tool.

And the guy who exploits the flaws is still a cunt.

[Kaziel]

He could have just cleaned out alot of accs and never posted the fact that he had done it.

Just because he didn't do the wrong thing, doesn't make what he did do right.

[LinktheDeme]

So, I missed another good drama thread and this ones been deleted instead of locked? D: goddamn school cutting into my BG time

[Sykes]

You guys need to grasp the idea of an impact scope. Regardless of how intelligent I am about the issue or if I'm taking preventative measures, if the scope of the problem has the potential to impact me, I ought to know about it.

If anyone says anything more, the post will be removed and it will piss off the bancat ... that won't help anything.

#Important Notices
From: PlayOnline
Oct. 3, 2007 04:30
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Keep Your PlayOnline ID and Password Secure
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In the past, we have reminded users to keep their PlayOnline ID and password secure. However, we are still receiving contacts from players who had an unknown third party log into their PlayOnline account.

In order to keep both PlayOnline ID and password secure, we suggest users to take the following measures:

- Change PlayOnline password on a regular basis.
- Avoid the use of short passwords. (We recommend you to use passwords with more than 8 characters)
- Do not use your PlayOnline ID as the password.
- Avoid passwords that can be easily guessed.

Changing the PlayOnline password can be done through the "Service & Support" screen accessed from the PlayOnline Menu. Choose "Membership", select "PlayOnline ID", then select "Change Password".
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If you followed these practices, then you have nothing to worry about. If you didn't, then you should probably change your password regardless of any other circumstances.

[levish]

I'm inclined to believe that companies tend to ignore obvious flaws until something like this happens and it's a shame.

People have been griping for ages about improving the procedure to recover compromised accounts.

[Dustybrown]

- Avoid passwords that can be easily guessed.

God, this so reminds me of that Red Vs. Blue episode.

"You asked me what the password was."

"And you knew it."

"I guessed it. By the way, the password was 'password'."

"It's so obvious it's impossible to guess!"

[Kyreth]

He did SE a favor tbh. Now they know how easy it was to gain people's info.

If he was doing SE a favor, he would have just let them know. Not publicized it.

Just letting SE know has a nasty habit of the problem not being fixed, when it needs to be fixed yesterday. And it's a perfect shot if you're aiming to motivate a Japanese company- public embrassment is one heck of a motivational tool.

And the guy who exploits the flaws is still a cunt.

Sure. Sadly enough, sometimes the only way the right thing gets done is by being one.

[SephYuyX]

You guys need to grasp the idea of an impact scope. Regardless of how intelligent I am about the issue or if I'm taking preventative measures, if the scope of the problem has the potential to impact me, I ought to know about it.

If anyone says anything more, the post will be removed and it will piss off the bancat ... that won't help anything.
If you followed these practices, then you have nothing to worry about. If you didn't, then you should probably change your password regardless of any other circumstances.

Sono mentioned not to tell how he did it, there's a difference btwn that and wanting to know WHAT was compromised, people have a right to know that. What exact info did he get and how much? Does this only apply to people who used flist+? Only the ones who used it in the last month? Only certian servers? Certain range of names? Did he get personal info? Did he get both POL ID and password?

Changing your password is all nice and dandy, but sometimes just changing your password isnt enough, people need to know what was compromised so they can expect what else could happen.

[Kaziel]

God, this so reminds me of that Red Vs. Blue episode.

"You asked me what the password was."

"And you knew it."

"I guessed it. By the way, the password was 'password'."

"It's so obvious it's impossible to guess!"

"Diabolical."

[Lynsy]

You guys need to grasp the idea of an impact scope. Regardless of how intelligent I am about the issue or if I'm taking preventative measures, if the scope of the problem has the potential to impact me, I ought to know about it.

If anyone says anything more, the post will be removed and it will piss off the bancat ... that won't help anything.
If you followed these practices, then you have nothing to worry about. If you didn't, then you should probably change your password regardless of any other circumstances.

Sono mentioned not to tell how he did it, there's a difference btwn that and wanting to know WHAT was compromised, people have a right to know that. What exact info did he get and how much? Does this only apply to people who used flist+? Only the ones who used it in the last month? Only certian servers? Certain range of names? Did he get personal info? Did he get both POL ID and password?

Changing your password is all nice and dandy, but sometimes just changing your password isnt enough, people need to know what was compromised so they can expect what else could happen.

- Do not use your PlayOnline ID as the password.

[Ferien]

#Important Notices
From: PlayOnline
Oct. 3, 2007 04:30
------------------------------------------------------------
Keep Your PlayOnline ID and Password Secure
------------------------------------------------------------
In the past, we have reminded users to keep their PlayOnline ID and password secure. However, we are still receiving contacts from players who had an unknown third party log into their PlayOnline account.

In order to keep both PlayOnline ID and password secure, we suggest users to take the following measures:

- Change PlayOnline password on a regular basis.
- Avoid the use of short passwords. (We recommend you to use passwords with more than 8 characters)
- Do not use your PlayOnline ID as the password.
- Avoid passwords that can be easily guessed.

Changing the PlayOnline password can be done through the "Service & Support" screen accessed from the PlayOnline Menu. Choose "Membership", select "PlayOnline ID", then select "Change Password".
------------------------------------------------------------

If you followed these practices, then you have nothing to worry about. If you didn't, then you should probably change your password regardless of any other circumstances.

This is everything. Stop panicking, check that your password meets this requirements. If it doesn't, change it. If it does, then you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Seriously, someone should make this a global announcement and lock this thread -.-

[Eaglestrike]

I never change my password. Is that really necessary? My Password is over 10 characters long, numbers and letters, and stored in POL viewer so I never type it in. Isn't the only way for someone to get access to my account to hack into POL and get my password? Or rather, what would be the point in me changing my password on a regular basis?

[Talisien]

sigh, every day these taj threads make me ever more paranoid about my account getting destroyed like those poor Dear Taj bastards.

[Kensaki]

Lovin the music Taj!<3