NWIndianNation01
Posts: 996
Sep 21, 2010 11:00am
I don't know all of the details but it looks like Twitter has been hacked. Reports are saying that thousands of accounts have been affected and that Twitter is asking people to not get on the site until they get things fixed.
Reports are also saying that you are still safe to access the site through your phone and is only a browser issue.
Reports are also saying that you are still safe to access the site through your phone and is only a browser issue.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Sep 21, 2010 11:08am
NWIndianNation01
Posts: 996
Sep 21, 2010 11:13am
Ummm...okay...
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Sep 21, 2010 11:15am
/Fail whale
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 21, 2010 11:26am
Fail Whale sailed over NW's head.
NWIndianNation01
Posts: 996
Sep 21, 2010 11:29am
Yes it did, yes it did. Never seen that before...pretty funny.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 21, 2010 11:35am
Also, Twitter wasn't "hacked" per se. An exploit was found that allows users to put in little snippits of javascript, mainly code including the onHover event that triggers the code when the mouse cursor hovers overs the tweet. This can trigger a ton of different things, it looks like it's mostly triggering popups to porn sites and the like. This is also why it is still safe to use any twitter apps.
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Sep 21, 2010 11:42am
Why do hackers always link crap like that to porn? Are they just trying to be funny/malicious or are they paid by the porn sites to do so. I just don't understand the intent of the hacker.
NWIndianNation01
Posts: 996
Sep 21, 2010 11:42am
They are saying that when those things are triggered, it is allowing hackers to obtain your account information...that is what I was going for when I said hacked.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 21, 2010 11:50am
NWIndianNation01;492042 wrote:They are saying that when those things are triggered, it is allowing hackers to obtain your account information...that is what I was going for when I said hacked.
Ahh, gotcha. I wasn't aware that they were able to grab your account info with this.
Either way, this makes the twitter folks look bad. How could you leave such a glaring exploit open? Durrr.
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Sep 21, 2010 5:31pm
justincredible;492044 wrote:Ahh, gotcha. I wasn't aware that they were able to grab your account info with this.
Either way, this makes the twitter folks look bad. How could you leave such a glaring exploit open? Durrr.
Smh...twitter is minor league. They need a real webmaster with a major league site on their resume...like justincredible.
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Steel Valley Football
Posts: 4,548
Sep 22, 2010 10:26am
I'm gonna hack this site so that everyone sees the naked pics I have of Justin with Leroy.
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
Sep 22, 2010 10:32am
Steel Valley Football;493190 wrote:I'm gonna hack this site so that everyone sees the naked pics I have of Justin with Leroy.
Leroy Jenkins?
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Sep 22, 2010 10:36am
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Nate
Posts: 3,949
Sep 22, 2010 11:05am
Twitter is retarded anyways.