San Francisco - Hackers recently infiltrated the Epilepsy Foundation's Web site.
The hacker's posts contained hundreds of pictures and links masquerading as "helpful" to site visitors, only to be sent to pages exploding with rapidly flashing pulsating images. Triggering severe migraines and near seizure reactions to site visitors, with intent to cause physical pain on their victims.
"They were out to create Seizures", commented Senior Director of Web and Print Publishing for the foundation.
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/aboutus/pressroom/action_against_hac...
This same exploitation of a simple coding vulnerability Sen. Barack Obama's Web Site in addition to an episode earlier this year to malicious coding sent to disable the software used to read text aloud for blind and visually impaired.
By CatGirl on May 9, 08:55 in Off Topic.
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CatGirl says on May 9, 08:57: This is cruel... ooops! ....Did I say that? |
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CatGirl says on May 9, 09:31: By the way....this attack occured over Easter Weekend ooops! ....Did I say that? |
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webmanco says on May 9, 09:50: I guest they (hackers) would said the worst nigthmare will be to be hacked, and paranoid people blaming them of all their mistakes, leaving real culprits at large. But, I'm going to start making some assumptions here.... Which means I might actually end up making an ass out of myself ..........Thu 04 17, 2008 11:34 am |
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CatGirl says on May 9, 11:15: jaja...true! (getting counter- hacked). ooops! ....Did I say that? |
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CatGirl says on May 9, 11:29: BTW - don't get me wrong on this...for clarification..Wozniack was a hacker, but he used it for "good". There are times when the intelligence of a "white hat hacker" is very helpful etc... My issue is with people that intentionally harm others. Cowards - harming the blind and people with epilepsy. These people are psychologically unsound and a menace and a danger to society. ooops! ....Did I say that? |
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slguy says on May 9, 11:49: hmmmm...pissed off about hacking, are we, CG? ;) Before you throw me out, make sure I pay my bar tab |
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CatGirl says on May 9, 14:30: Slygy: Actually I have just been more vigilant of cyberstuff than usual as a safety measure. ooops! ....Did I say that? |
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CatGirl says on May 9, 16:53: Addendum: One such malicious problem is that some cardiac pacemakers can be affected by malicious hackers...did you know that? ooops! ....Did I say that? |
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kalder says on May 10, 06:29: They should be thrown into prison. "kalder- have you ever had a woman?"--Sam Salmon |
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paulr says on May 10, 09:19: The worst thing is, when a hacker starts causing lots of problems for high level secure sites, he get´s a name for himself, he might get a slapped wrist or maybe go to jail for a spell, but afterwards there will be lots of companies or even the goverment that will offer these guys obscene amounts of money to work with them. Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use. |
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CatGirl says on May 12, 11:36: Only an Update ooops! ....Did I say that? |
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CatGirl says on May 12, 11:37: Also - here's some info on the Pacer - shuft ooops! ....Did I say that? |
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