Gmail phishing attack hits on heels of outagePosted Wednesday 25th February 2009 15:12 GMT
Re: "the importance of using different passwords for multiple online accounts"
We're talking here about the same people that entered their username and password in a link sent to them via IM. Good luck getting them to use site-specific passwords or to do anything security-wise for that matter.
Posted Wednesday 25th February 2009 15:12 GMT
If a bugler asked for your door keys, would you give them to them!? Do you leave your wallet on tables cafes with a 10ft high sign saying "first come, first serve", etc.!?
What will it take for people to realise!? They were already logged into gTalk FFS, and what was so great about that video that they just had to click it. Grrr !
Posted Wednesday 25th February 2009 15:12 GMT
HAH! SEE! I *knew* it! This is exactly what I said would happen in my comment on yesterday's story about the outage, entitled "CHRIS 11:49GMT YHBT".
*does the neener-neener dance*
Posted Wednesday 25th February 2009 15:12 GMT
That's right, I said crappest. What?
Hey, click on this link from nowhere that points to a domain name that doesn't mean anything, which redirects to a domain name that you've never heard of and type in your gmail details, which may or may not be useful to someone.
bleh.
Posted Wednesday 25th February 2009 15:49 GMT
"If a bugler asked for your door keys, would you give them to them!?"
It depends how well he played for me.
Posted Wednesday 25th February 2009 15:51 GMT
"If a bugler asked for your door keys"
If I had no earplugs - I would give them straight away!
Think you mean "burglar"
(yes, BURGLERS burgle HOUSES as opposed to ROBBERS who rob PEOPLE - none of this "their house was robbed" nonsense here please)
Posted Wednesday 25th February 2009 16:20 GMT
>(yes, BURGLERS burgle HOUSES as opposed to ROBBERS who rob PEOPLE - none of this "their house was robbed" nonsense here please)
My house was robbed once. By a couple of sheds and a chavvy little bungalow with a knife.
That's what it gets for hanging around in a dodgy part of town.
Posted Wednesday 25th February 2009 16:34 GMT
HahHa very funny. Wait till I set my 3bed terrace on your house...
Posted Wednesday 25th February 2009 17:18 GMT
if you can't laugh at yourself.... hehee.
Posted Thursday 26th February 2009 02:12 GMT
>"Wait till I set my 3bed terrace on your house..."
BRING IT! My house's big brother is a fucking MANSION and it's going to kick your 3bed terrace's ... erm... sewage outlet?
Posted Thursday 26th February 2009 10:39 GMT
Sounds like they need to implement a more strongly authenticated version of this "free" service.
Might sell well in these economic times.
Posted Thursday 26th February 2009 10:49 GMT
Do you see? There is no such word as "burglerize" as in "my house was burglerized last night."
I, for one, oppose the Amerificationalisation of our beautiful language. Gawd bless the Queen, etc.
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