AllThingsD:
The Times says that someone who "masqueraded as a national advertiser" bought ad space on the site, which is visited by some 45 million people a month from the U.S. alone. The unnamed buyer "provided seemingly legitimate product advertising for a week."
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again? the NYT is just pathetic
Brilliant and I thought social engineering was a lost art. The perpetrators are complete fraudsters and deserve a sound thumping, but pure genius. Its reminiscent of dumpster divers looking for printout reams with compromising information. Its why you shouldn't have a public access phone in your lobby that allows direct dial to any extension in the building. Its why you always scan any bit of code, be it an executable, installer package, or animated dancing mouse for a webpage. These guys have some guts.
Now I have to go do a scan on my work computers. Many of my employees look at the NYT.
Find the hacker and cut off his fingers, one at a time. With garden shears.
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Posted: 09-15-09 10:00 AM