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Re: NBC websites hacked

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:28:54 EDT

NetFixer posted :

Um ... shouldn't NBC sites be pretty invulnerable to attack, given their relationship with Microsoft?

Microsoft and NBC end 16-year MSNBC partnership - Jul. 16, 2012

NBC is of course owned by Comcast, but Comcast has also been pwned more than once.

said by goalieskates:

When an entity that big with pockets that deep is hacked, you know there's a story there somewhere.

Entities that big are hacked because they are that big. Who (other than perhaps you), would care if someone hacked your Flickr page?
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Re: NBC websites hacked

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:25:01 EDT

sivran posted : And here I thought they'd be hacking facebook...

Re: NBC websites hacked

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:16:00 EDT

Blackbird posted :

said by darcilicious:

... The report re: PayPal was a mistake.

quote:
"It appears that the exploit was not directed at PayPal after all, it was directed at a company called ZPanel. ...

Hey... it was an easy mistake for someone to make. After all, both names contain 6 letters, and some of the letters in both PayPal and ZPanel are the same. :p
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Re: NBC websites hacked

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:57:38 EDT

darcilicious posted :

said by Cudni:

and some more
PayPal, Symantec hacked as Anonymous begins November 5 hacking spree
»www.zdnet.com/paypal-symantec-ha···0006876/

Cudni

The report re: PayPal was a mistake.

quote:
"It appears that the exploit was not directed at PayPal after all, it was directed at a company called ZPanel. The original story that started this and was retweeted by some of the Anonymous Twitter handles has now been updated."

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Re: NBC websites hacked

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:29:15 EDT

goalieskates posted : Um ... shouldn't NBC sites be pretty invulnerable to attack, given their relationship with Microsoft?

When an entity that big with pockets that deep is hacked, you know there's a story there somewhere.

Re: NBC websites hacked

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:35:57 EDT

StuartMW posted : They should just say "watch V for Vendetta". Of course V had a much better way of blowing up the House of Lords :)
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Re: NBC websites hacked

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:34:31 EDT

Cudni posted :

said by StuartMW:

Ironic since many American's don't know about Guy Fawkes Day.

Damn, now they can claim they are being educational

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Re: NBC websites hacked

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:29:47 EDT

StuartMW posted : Ironic since many American's don't know about Guy Fawkes Day.
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Re: NBC websites hacked

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:56:40 EDT

Cudni posted : and some more
PayPal, Symantec hacked as Anonymous begins November 5 hacking spree
»www.zdnet.com/paypal-symantec-ha···0006876/

Cudni
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"what we know we know the same, what we don't know, we don't know it differently."
Help yourself so God can help you.
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Re: NBC websites hacked

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:51:25 EDT

siljaline posted : NBC sites defaced by a totally unoriginal hacker

quote:
Several NBC websites were briefly hacked today by a hacker trying to make a very original Guy Fawkes Day reference. (But really, you know they just saw V for Vendetta way too many times.)

Affected sites included NBC’s Saturday Night Live page, mobile main page, and its main show section. In addition to the Guy Fawkes message (full text below), the hacker also embedded annoying music and a reference to user information and passwords being leaked.

The sites were also marked with a message saying they were “Hacked by pyknic.” It’s also worth noting that the hacker collective Anonymous is also fond of Guy Fawkes day references — but so far the group hasn’t claimed responsibility for the hack.

Article

NBC websites hacked

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:34:10 EDT

Stem Bolt posted : »www.deadline.com/2012/11/nbc-web···n-leno/#

quote:
NBC‘s website was hacked this morning by someone going by the name “pyknic.” A spokesperson for NBC told Deadline they were checking into what had happened. Initially it looked like only Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno portals were affected but the damage appears to have spread to other parts of the site including the main NBC page and directory of shows.