ReCAPTCHA.net Now Vulnerable to Algorithmic Attack

n3ond4x writes "reCAPTCHA.net algorithms have been developed to solve the current CAPTCHA at an efficacy of 30%. The algorithms were disclosed at DEFCON 18 over the weekend and have since been made available online. Also available is a video demonstration of random reCAPTCHA.net CAPTCHAs being subjected to the algorithms." There's probably an excellent Firefox plugin to render this page's color scheme more bearable. Note: the PowerPoint presentation linked opens fine in OpenOffice, and the video speaks for itself.

colours

[orange47]

"There's probably an excellent Firefox plugin to render this page's color scheme more bearable."
just select all page, its better.

My eyes!

[Yvan256]

The goggles, they do nothing!

I'm a computer, apparently

[El_Muerte_TDS]

It looks like that tool is better at deciphering the captchas than I am.

Hmm

[Tailhook]

Should I run the DEFCON presenter's giant SWF or not?

o_O

Re:Hmm

[machxor]

Why not. You run Firefox right? If yes then you have no worries because it's not full of hole like IE is...

Re:My eyes!

[SomeJoel]

Did you not learn when I explained this yesterday? The quote is: "My eyes! The goggles do nothing!". There is no "they", nor is there any bad pronunciation. Indeed, it is correctly articulated and enunciated, with an accent.

Easy there champ, nobody appreciates a Family Guy nerd correcting everyone's quotes.

Re:Offtopic

[CarpetShark]

A Firefox extension is not the same thing as a plugin.

Firefox plugins ***used*** to be called Firefox extensions. You must just be too young to know this.

It's a bit like watching scary women fight over who was married to some guy first on Ricky Lake.

Re:My eyes!

[SomeJoel]

Judging from the other replies, meta-humor is a little hard for you guys...

It works wonders though. For instance, the next time someone is talking about "the force" or jedis and such, tell them "Get a life, Star Trek sucks!". You'll find the reaction much more interesting than if you correctly identify the franchise.

Re:My eye's...

[Peach Rings]

You know a hacker is hard core when his site is monochrome in a monospace font, and he saves his files as straight up docx.

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Re:OCR improvements?

[n3ond4x]

They are not considerably lower because as book words are solved they become verification words. Also, if you didn't enjoy my talk, don't come next time.