Gmail Hack!

coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
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<div class="IPBDescription">the guys at Google are working on it</div> <a href='http://net.nana.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=155025&sid=10' target='_blank'>http://net.nana.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=155025&sid=10</a>

Apparently, it's possible to steal a user's cookie, allowing a hacker to identify himself and log in as that user - not even changing your password will keep a hacker from getting in once he/she has your cookie. Google says it's working on a fix.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    OH NOES, MY GMAILS!!!

    WHAT WILL I DO WITH ALL THE CREDIT CARD NUMBERS AND BANK ACOUNT PINS I HAVE SAVED THERE??!?!?!?!
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  • sawcesawce Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10787Members
    Would deleting the cookies from gmail.google.com be a temporary fix?
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-sawce+Oct 29 2004, 11:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (sawce @ Oct 29 2004, 11:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Would deleting the cookies from gmail.google.com be a temporary fix? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No because mr. hacker has an authentication cookie saved on his computer.
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Swiftspear+Oct 29 2004, 11:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swiftspear @ Oct 29 2004, 11:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> OH NOES, MY GMAILS!!!

    WHAT WILL I DO WITH ALL THE CREDIT CARD NUMBERS AND BANK ACOUNT PINS I HAVE SAVED THERE??!?!?!?! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    YOU TOO?!? <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • PetcoPetco Join Date: 2003-07-27 Member: 18478Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cold-NiTe+Oct 29 2004, 09:29 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold-NiTe @ Oct 29 2004, 09:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Swiftspear+Oct 29 2004, 11:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swiftspear @ Oct 29 2004, 11:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> OH NOES, MY GMAILS!!!

    WHAT WILL I DO WITH ALL THE CREDIT CARD NUMBERS AND BANK ACOUNT PINS I HAVE SAVED THERE??!?!?!?! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    YOU TOO?!? <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Oh noes!
    <span style='color:#000099'><span style='font-size:2pt;line-height:100%'>really?</span></span>
    [offtopic]Cold-NiTe I liked your fat <!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif' /><!--endemo--> sig <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> [/offtopic]
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    Oh well.

    Its not like I have anything useful on it.

    Oh noes I ordered 3D Studio Max 7 for Students......
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    I'm more worried they'll send spam and viruses FROM my account... meaning I get über-bant from everywhere.
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  • ToneeTonee Wub wuB UK Join Date: 2003-10-25 Member: 21926Members, Constellation
    NOOO MY COOKIES!!!!!!!!!! NOT THE COOKIES!
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  • UKchaosUKchaos Join Date: 2002-08-10 Member: 1132Members
    The sarcasm is strong with this one.
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  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    edited October 2004
    Here comes the lines from Starwars..

    Right then, c'mon homies let it go. 'es just telling us whas goin' down.. no need to be s to the arcastic, a'uight, G? You stright? [/san andreas]

    PS: The hacker's name is so funny. Nir Goldshlagger? GOLDSHLAGGER? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin-Ha.ze+Oct 30 2004, 01:24 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ha.ze @ Oct 30 2004, 01:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> PS: The hacker's name is so funny. Nir Goldshlagger? GOLDSHLAGGER? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Er... he's Israeli. ergo, Jewish.
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  • wnnwnn Zombie Panic modeller Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16960Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-coil+Oct 31 2004, 12:04 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (coil @ Oct 31 2004, 12:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Ha.ze+Oct 30 2004, 01:24 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ha.ze @ Oct 30 2004, 01:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> PS:  The hacker's name is so funny.  Nir Goldshlagger?  GOLDSHLAGGER?  <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Er... he's Israeli. ergo, Jewish. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    *whistles*
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  • ClashenClashen Join Date: 2003-08-22 Member: 20087Members
    *Clashen steals Gmail's cookies. mwahaha!
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  • taboofirestaboofires Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9853Members
    So all of Google's Computer Science PhD's are unable to read undergraduate level security texts, eh?
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