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sux0rz 2007/12/25 1 min read

Gmail Vulnerability: Has Your Account Been Compromised?

This is a truly scary story : David Airey got his domain stolen because of a GMail vulnerability. Short story: it was (seems it's fixed) possible to create filters on Gmail just by visiting a link or, say, loading a hidden frame on a malicious website. Like, create a filter to forward to evilguy@evilhost.com any email containing the word "password"…

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Code 2007/05/01 2 min read

Some Fun with Script Kiddies

One of the things you have to pay attention to when you move your website to another host is correct redirection to pages, and ensuring you're not giving 404 errors to legitimate requests. This morning I was checking my error logs and noticed a lot of pathetic attempts from script kiddies looking for an easy security hole to exploit :…

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