AOL Security Compromised by Teenager 99
Freaky_Friday wrote with a link to an InfoWorld article about a teenage kid accessing customer information at AOL. The alleged criminal trespass began late last year, and extended up through early April. According to the article, the guy used some 'off-the-shelf' hacking software he downloaded online to gain access to, and then transmit information from, AOL's systems. "The complaint states that Nieves admitted to investigators that he committed the alleged acts because AOL took away his accounts. 'I accessed their internal accounts and their network and used it to try to get my accounts back,' the defendant is quoted as saying in the complaint. He also admitted to posting photos of his exploits in a photo Web site, according to the complaint ... If the defendant was honest about his motivation in his reported confession, it's safe to assume that he wasn't interested in stealing data for financial gain, [Managing director of technology at FTI Consulting Mark] Rasch said. Still, it'll be interesting to find out what steps AOL is taking if customer data was in fact compromised, he said."
Hmmm (Score:5, Funny)
This is news? (Score:5, Funny)
Off the shelf hacked software? (Score:1, Funny)
I've never heard of AOL software referred to like that before. Sure I was thinking it.
I remember... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This is news? (Score:2, Funny)
For his age-frame, I think he'd have been better off trying to go three integers higher.
Of course, for that you have to leave the basement eventually. Gotta leave that womb-like comfort to obtain...uh...some *other*...womb-like comfort...oh, never mind.
Why? (Score:3, Funny)
This is news? (Score:5, Funny)
In other news... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:This is news? (Score:5, Funny)
AOL, so easy to hack (Score:3, Funny)