Two hackers, known as Mondo Armando and Müstaschio, don’t want to disclose their real names but promise to begin disclosing security vulnerabilities in MySpace, every day in April. "The purpose of the exercise is not so much to expose MySpace as a hive of spam and villainy (since everyone knows that already), but to highlight the monoculture-style danger of extremely popular websites. We could have just as easily gone after Google or Yahoo or MSN or IDG or whatever. MySpace is just more fun, and is becoming notoriously [obnoxious] about responding to security issues," wrote Mondo Armando.
The MySpace hackers launched their project late Thursday expressing simultaneous enthusiasm and disdain for the task ahead. They intend to primarily publish cross site scripting bugs, which can allow an attacker to execute malicious script within a victim's browser, but they may also publish bugs that affect browsers or technologies like Flash or QuickTime. Although there are sceptics on what will happen on April Fool’s day, based on the duo’s blog it appears they are serious about the task at hand. Who wants to take bets on the number they’ll find in the first month?
View: Mondo Armando and Müstaschio's Blog
News source: PC World
The MySpace hackers launched their project late Thursday expressing simultaneous enthusiasm and disdain for the task ahead. They intend to primarily publish cross site scripting bugs, which can allow an attacker to execute malicious script within a victim's browser, but they may also publish bugs that affect browsers or technologies like Flash or QuickTime. Although there are sceptics on what will happen on April Fool’s day, based on the duo’s blog it appears they are serious about the task at hand. Who wants to take bets on the number they’ll find in the first month?
View: Mondo Armando and Müstaschio's Blog News source: PC World
It's another.. use it or ignore it thing i believe.
30?
So more power to these people.
I take it you've never used it.
Oh, and I am a web developer, so don't think I'm praising the way it works.... I'm just saying that it does a great job at helping people get in touch with others, which is what it was made for.
I take it you've never used it.
Oh, and I am a web developer, so don't think I'm praising the way it works.... I'm just saying that it does a great job at helping people get in touch with others, which is what it was made for.
The design is lousy period, I have been a programmer, coder,developer for 25 years it sucks. But the main problem is their security is lousy and the site will continue to have issues untill they fire their i.t. team and hire a real network security engineer along with people who sit and look and find bugs daily in the code. THat would be their only job. companies used to do that now with trying to save all the bottom line profit margins you end up with bloated sites with loust design and even worse security enough said.
I take it you've never used it.
Oh, and I am a web developer, so don't think I'm praising the way it works.... I'm just saying that it does a great job at helping people get in touch with others, which is what it was made for.
OH MY GOD! You're a web developer and you think that MySpace is "EXTREMELY customizable"? How long have you been a "developer"? 1 month? 2 months?
It's also true that it's mostly kiddies and pedophiles on there looking for those kiddies
I take it you've never used it.
Oh, and I am a web developer, so don't think I'm praising the way it works.... I'm just saying that it does a great job at helping people get in touch with others, which is what it was made for.
OH MY GOD! You're a web developer and you think that MySpace is "EXTREMELY customizable"? How long have you been a "developer"? 1 month? 2 months?
How is putting in your own CSS not customizable? It's far too customizable to the point where it creates problems.
I've been a designer and developer for over 3 years now, thank you. I think I know what I'm talking about.
I take it you've never used it.
Oh, and I am a web developer, so don't think I'm praising the way it works.... I'm just saying that it does a great job at helping people get in touch with others, which is what it was made for.
The design is lousy period, I have been a programmer, coder,developer for 25 years it sucks. But the main problem is their security is lousy and the site will continue to have issues untill they fire their i.t. team and hire a real network security engineer along with people who sit and look and find bugs daily in the code. THat would be their only job. companies used to do that now with trying to save all the bottom line profit margins you end up with bloated sites with loust design and even worse security enough said.
Hence the fact that I said I wasn't praising the way it works. And I never praised its design. I said it does an excellent job at what it's meant for, which is connecting people and letting them communicate with one another. You can't argue against that.
and http://momby.livejournal.com/ says
Does neowin not like ZDNet or something?
i never used it myself although my sister does and so do some of my cousins etc.
i just think it's a bloated site in general this is a BIG reason i dont like it, plus it's just crappy looking and non profesional looking... plus i HATE how people put MP3's in there damn website, just bogs down the internet connection even more. ... but i guess the bottom line as to why it's popular is cause it's fairly easy to use and it just works in terms of letting people share pictures chat etc.
me personally i just prefer actual chatting programs like AIM-MSN-YAHOO (well GAIM is what i use) .. to talk to people online.... and if i need to upload a pic or something i just use imageshack.us etc.
i guess i dont really care what happends to myspace.... but it's like someone said instead of those hackers trying to do it to make people take security more seriously im guessing there doing it for the fame .. which is a bad thing.
It's advertising, look at their names, look at their blog, go read it.
I creased up reading their blog.
And sure, if you're adding completely random people as friends, you are probably going to be adding a lot of weirdos and pedophiles. Just stick with people you know. Hell, the only real reason I use myspace is simply for the fact that practically everyone I know has one, and its just one more way of keeping in touch.
I hardly ever go on it, some of my friends have one but, I am not into it. I would like to see some jokes on April fools day, that'd be funny.
Interesting, lets see what the duo can come up with
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