<![CDATA[[SecurityRatty] tag: sordid]]> http://securityratty.com/tag/sordid Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:00:00 +0000 iRatty Engine http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Gov. Palin, Yahoo! Email and SecurityA Call To Action?]]> http://securityratty.com/article/79da72f5c48bc03e7980047607f10b49 http://securityratty.com/article/79da72f5c48bc03e7980047607f10b49 The McCain-Palin campaign has offered a rather muted response to the Yahoo! email account breach of Gov. Palin, and so far, the grand jury has opted not to indict the hacker. Is this the end to this sordid tale? Not quite. I believe that the average citizen has been left with a myriad of questions as to the security in as basic a utility as free email.

What’s going on?

“Rubico”, as the hacker called himself, used an automated password recovery tool where he was asked fairly simple questions to identify himself as Gov. Palin [birthday, zip code, etc.]. Rubico found answers to these within 45 minutes on Google and Wikipedia! Wow! Is it really that easy to hack into email or messaging services that the common person uses globally?...]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:00:00 +0000 email palin free email mccain-palin campaign questions fairly simple questions email account breach gov palin birthday Gov. Palin, Yahoo! Email and SecurityA Call To Action? <![CDATA[Hey, do I know you?]]> http://securityratty.com/article/6d7afe8006acfe9879e70097348b776a http://securityratty.com/article/6d7afe8006acfe9879e70097348b776a a sun-drenched wind-swept Ingrid Bergman kiss, a heart touching romance and a soul companion -- not some sordid meaningless fling. He sagely nodded his head and voiced his hopes that I enjoy the rest of my long life looking forward to dying alone...]]> Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:00:00 +0000 singles bar scene friends soul companion half-empty bottle jack daniels sordid meaningless wild party friend photos Hey, do I know you?