G-Archiver Harvesting Google Mail Passwords

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Posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @01:47PM from the change-password-now dept.

Thwomp writes "It appears that a popular Gmail backup utility, G-Archiver, has been harvesting users' Gmail passwords. This was discovered when a developer named Dustin Brooks took a look at the code using a decompiler. He discovered a Gmail account name and password embedded in the source code. Brooks logged in and found over 1,700 emails all with user account information — with his own at the top. According to a story in Informationweek, he deleted the emails, changed the account password, and notified Google. The creator of G-Archiver has pulled the software, stating that it was debug code and was unintentionally left in the product."

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This is why I backup my Gmail with G-Archiver (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @01:47PM (#22719340)

Oh, wait...

Hmmm (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @01:50PM (#22719410)

he deleted the emails
But did he make a backup first?

Caught (Score:5, Funny)

by Itninja ( 937614 ) writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @01:53PM (#22719450) Homepage

Looks like someone got caught with their pants down in the cookie jar. That's not nearly as hot as it sounds.

Re:Even the courts aren't this daft (Score:5, Funny)

by WPIDalamar ( 122110 ) writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @01:55PM (#22719476) Homepage

It only did send them to Gmail :)

Re:Debug, Sure (Score:5, Funny)

by tristian_was_here ( 865394 ) writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @01:55PM (#22719482)

I did something similar I once picked up the wrong keys yet when I went to take them back to the person I decided to let myself in and accidentally walked out with a new TV.

Re:Debug, Sure (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @02:00PM (#22719580)

Right. And I have a bridge I'd like to sell you too.

Why do you feel the need to hurt the reputation and business of us legitimate bridge sellers?!?

Re:Even the courts aren't this daft (Score:5, Funny)

by Zordak ( 123132 ) writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @02:01PM (#22719612) Homepage Journal

This guy deserves to be prosecuted under anti-hacking statutes.
Exactly. I mean, he was using a debugger! Doesn't he know that violates the DMCA? No doubt he'll be hearing from the G-Archiver lawyers AND the DoJ soon. It's time to show this clown that, in America, we don't put up with these kinds of shenanigans. And somebody call the copyright lobby. This is exactly the story they've been looking for to justify increasing the penalties for violating copyright to capital punishment.

Re:A-ha! (Score:5, Funny)

by Roofus ( 15591 ) writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @02:05PM (#22719714) Homepage

Yeah, I was logged into your account and noticed that too....very strange!

Re:Even the courts aren't this daft (Score:3, Funny)

by Zordak ( 123132 ) writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @02:06PM (#22719732) Homepage Journal

Hmmm, maybe I should have used explicit sarcasm tags.

Re:Debug, Sure (Score:2, Funny)

by countSudoku() ( 1047544 ) writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @02:15PM (#22719878) Homepage

And if he had nothing to hide, why was he trying to protect his password? People who use passwords are trying to hide something. I say leave open your accounts just in case the FBI or CIA need to check to make sure you're not a terroristo!!1!

Re:Debug, Sure (Score:5, Funny)

by gEvil (beta) ( 945888 ) writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @02:33PM (#22720180)

oiling snakes I assume?

And who among us can honestly say they've never oiled their snake?

Re:Debug, Sure (Score:5, Funny)

by bcat24 ( 914105 ) writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @02:39PM (#22720280) Homepage Journal

And who among us can honestly say they've never oiled their snake?
Girls?

Re:Debug, Sure (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @02:54PM (#22720552)

Who AMONG US. You should read more carefully. :P

Re:Debug, Sure (Score:5, Funny)

by pipatron ( 966506 ) writes: <pipatron@gmail.com> on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @02:55PM (#22720572) Homepage

And who among us can honestly say they've never oiled their snake?
Girls?

He said us, that clearly excludes girls.

Re:Caught (Score:3, Funny)

by Spy der Mann ( 805235 ) writes: <`moc.liamg' `ta' `todhsals.nnamredyps'> on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @03:17PM (#22720828) Homepage Journal

It's probably more like "with their pants down" AND "in the cookie jar." Then it makes sense.

Son, I think it's time we talk, man to man. [imdb.com]

Re:DMCA (Score:-1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @03:49PM (#22721216)

Whoa man I got beat up the other day, good thing he wasn't a complete psycho though or he would've cut off my balls. Boy am I happy that I got a few cracked ribs and a broken nose. Thank you Mr. Attacker, at least you stopped eventually!

Re:This is why I backup my Gmail with G-Archiver (Score:5, Funny)

by infonography ( 566403 ) writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @03:53PM (#22721246) Homepage

Well he wrote it .Net, isn't that enough evidence of malicious intent?

Re:Debug, Sure... Around 1999 I found this out (Score:3, Funny)

by davidsyes ( 765062 ) * writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @04:03PM (#22721366) Homepage Journal

Thanks!

I call:

- ms word ms blurb
- access abscess
- excel hexedcell
- x box hexed box
- outlook LOOKOUUUTTT!!!!
- powerpoint powerpointless

But, I'd have to say my faves are abscess and front phage...

Re:This is why I backup my Gmail with G-Archiver (Score:5, Funny)

by Sleepy ( 4551 ) writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @04:04PM (#22721380) Homepage

>For closed source software you're stuck trying arcane trickery like this guy did in order to find out when a program is spying on you.

Arcane trickery to see what the code is doing?
You've obviously never edited someone else's Perl...

Re:Debug, Sure (Score:5, Funny)

by DancesWithBlowTorch ( 809750 ) writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @04:43PM (#22721808)

And who among us can honestly say they've never oiled their snake?
Girls?

Who?

Re:Wha?!? (Score:3, Funny)

by XMyth ( 266414 ) writes: on Tuesday March 11, 2008 @05:26PM (#22722264) Homepage

I don't see where this is going.

So, to continue, why not just make the firewall check itself to make sure it checks if it has been modified?

What could the malware possibly do then?

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This is why I backup my Gmail with G-Archiver (Score:5, Funny)

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