guruparan Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) Macbook (MacbookAir) got hacked withing 2 minutes!! :-) Source: From Macworld (http://www.macworld.com/article/132733/2008/03/hack.html) Where: Security Conference open (http://cansecwest.com/post/2008-03-20.21:33:00.CanSecWest_PWN2OWN_2008) :-D Prize he won: 3 laptops (Sony Vaio, Fujitsu U810 and the MacBook ) + US$10,000 Edited March 27, 2008 by guruparan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell-In-A-Handbasket Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 OMG a computer got hacked when the hacker was actually at the computer, im so in trouble from hackers /sarcasm Nobody was able to hack into the systems on the first day of the contest when contestants were only allowed to attack the computers over the network, but on Thursday the rules were relaxed so that attackers could direct contest organizers using the computers to do things like visit Web sites or open e-mail messages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 ha. so did he pick the macbook? :p OMG a computer got hacked when the hacker was actually at the computer, im so in trouble from hackers /sarcasm read the article....he wasnt on the computer, he took control of it by "tricking" someone into going to a certain webpage, which has a malicious script on it, and gives him control of the hosts computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_ Veteran Posted March 27, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 27, 2008 OMG a computer got hacked when the hacker was actually at the computer, im so in trouble from hackers /sarcasm Uhh, no, the hacker still wasn't allowed to touch the computer :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell-In-A-Handbasket Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 directed people to go to a site, instructing somebody is about the same as actually doing it personally. thats like ariving at somebodys door saying your from their bank and telling them to go to www.whatever.tv and having them enter their bank information to confirm they are who they say they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guruparan Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 He got 3 laptops (Sony Vaio, Fujitsu U810 and the MacBook ) + US$10,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numpad Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 i could of won that.. i would of just asked the person on the laptop to bring it over to where i am.. Voila! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 directed people to go to a site, instructing somebody is about the same as actually doing it personally.thats like ariving at somebodys door saying your from their bank and telling them to go to www.whatever.tv and having them enter their bank information to confirm they are who they say they are You fail. Most sites tailored for specific countries start with two letters, for example, us.abc.com, i'm sure it would be simple to have someone click a link going to usa.abc.com which is controlled by the hacker who then gains access to your computer, not that hard and the person doing the clicking probably didn't suspect a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted March 27, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 27, 2008 i could of won that.. i would of just asked the person on the laptop to bring it over to where i am.. Voila! Yeah! go you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrawn Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 directed people to go to a site, instructing somebody is about the same as actually doing it personally.thats like ariving at somebodys door saying your from their bank and telling them to go to www.whatever.tv and having them enter their bank information to confirm they are who they say they are No, you can get someone to go to a site by a maliciously placed link at a number of places (like a youtube video or something) or an email. Honestly. OS X sux0rs. I bet my IE 7 with UAC protected mode wouldn't fall for something like this, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osirisX Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 *Hands everybody flame-proof suits* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary2MBz Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Now all those snob Mac users can weep with their false brainwashed statements. IT just goes to show you no OS even LINUX is safe from hackers. Just use COMMON SENSE when computing and don't tell me the Average Joe crap because he'd even hang himself trying to follow common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell-In-A-Handbasket Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 there is a track history that proves that it would, especially since the hacker would have directed the operator to allow it I bet my IE 7 with UAC protected mode wouldn't fall for something like this, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Veteran Posted March 27, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 27, 2008 directed people to go to a site, instructing somebody is about the same as actually doing it personally.thats like ariving at somebodys door saying your from their bank and telling them to go to www.whatever.tv and having them enter their bank information to confirm they are who they say they are No, that's like saying, "hey, check this new blog out at blog.whatever.tv" and it's not a blog, but a site that serves a maliciously crafted page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell-In-A-Handbasket Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 the .tv was not serious, i didnt actually mean the country and besides Except for reserved names like .com.tv, .net.tv, .org.tv and others, any person in the world can register a .tv domain for a fee. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period You fail. Most sites tailored for specific countries start with two letters, for example, us.abc.com, i'm sure it would be simple to have someone click a link going to usa.abc.com which is controlled by the hacker who then gains access to your computer, not that hard and the person doing the clicking probably didn't suspect a thing. and besides even that, this is not the least bit worrying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonze Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 You fail. Most sites tailored for specific countries start with two letters, for example, us.abc.com, i'm sure it would be simple to have someone click a link going to usa.abc.com which is controlled by the hacker who then gains access to your computer, not that hard and the person doing the clicking probably didn't suspect a thing. The way domain names work is like a hierarchy. the part all the way to the right of the domain name is the top level, and the part all the way to the left is at the bottom. So in the example us.abc.com, com is at the top, and us is at the bottom. com | abc / | \ jp us uk So, in order for someone to create the domain usa.abc.com, they would have to gain control over the abc domain. If someone were to gain control over the abc domain, they could cause a lot more damage than just creating a new URL to trick people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team_NOOB Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 *Hands everybody flame-proof suits* :laugh: qft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j0nnymoe Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Now all those snob Mac users can weep with their false brainwashed statements. IT just goes to show you no OS even LINUX is safe from hackers. Just use COMMON SENSE when computing and don't tell me the Average Joe crap because he'd even hang himself trying to follow common sense. Only reason its said that OS X/Linux users are safer from hackers than windows users, is because the amount of people that use windows and dont have a clue what they are doing with a computer, thus makin them a easy target for hackers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenMaster Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I have an iMac .... I am invincible!!!!!! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFuji Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I have an iMac .... I am invincible!!!!!!:p Haha, just wait till a mean hacker directs you to a webpage with a malicious script on it :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenMaster Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Haha, just wait till a mean hacker directs you to a webpage with a malicious script on it :p Nope. I am still Invincible. There are only nice hackers. No one will misdirect me to anything malicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 The way domain names work is like a hierarchy. the part all the way to the right of the domain name is the top level, and the part all the way to the left is at the bottom. So in the example us.abc.com, com is at the top, and us is at the bottom. com | abc / | \ jp us uk So, in order for someone to create the domain usa.abc.com, they would have to gain control over the abc domain. If someone were to gain control over the abc domain, they could cause a lot more damage than just creating a new URL to trick people. I understand how domains are formed, i was commenting in regards to copycat/phishing sites where the goal is to look exactly like a legit site. In my example, a hacker could take that a step further and create a domain that looks very similar to the legit site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTD Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 **yawn** Lets see what else is on . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveoc64 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) I'm glad this has come out. I'd rather that other Mac users woke up and realised that we AREN'T magically protected by Mac OS X and that given the knowledge of a flaw and what seems harmless to a user, damage can be done. If anything, I'd say Windows users are a little better protected - not only do the browsers try and pick up on stuff (like phishing or fake sites), but they are also probably running Anti-Virus software and have a reasonable firewall in place - something which is rare on Mac OS X or Linux. Edited March 27, 2008 by daveoc64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhon Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 God I want my 2 minutes of my life back. Yawn yawn let's see what other trash I can post up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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