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I had just got into Club Why and sat down at my regular spot (the green
pillow) when a guy Whyvillian approached me and asked if I had written
an article in the Whyville Times about hacking. I said yes, and he
said, "There are better ways to hack...."
Clearly, he meant an easier way than scamming people to steal
passwords.
I quickly interviewed him on this "better way". (I do know his
name but I will keep it unrevealed.)
Dancer153: What are the better ways?
Him: You can download software and you can get
the pass
from that.
Dancer153: What kind of software?
Him: Can't say that.
Dancer153: So you hack then?
Him: Not really... It would depend.
Dancer153: Where did you get this knowledge?
Him: A friend...
He then left. I don't know if this is a scam or if it's true.
Before this happened, I was reading my article from last week
("People Are People, Passwords Too") and noticed the Google ads at the
top. They read:
Ethical Hacking Training
Hands-on 5-day Certification Class. Register To Win a Free Class
Remote Password Stealer
$39.95 Log all kinds of passwords secretly & send them to your
e-mail
There was another one I saw, advertising to steal Hotmail passwords,
but that changed when I went back to look at them again.
This all makes me wonder. Is there a software out there that knows
passwords, or helps you crack Whyville security? If so, what will City
Hall be able to do about it? I hope there isn't such a program, or we
might have a problem on our hands.
All I can say is, keep your password safe! If you feel in danger or
feel threatened, 911 report right away by double-clicking the person
and selecting 911 Report from the drop down menu.
This is dancer153, saying, stay safe!!
Editor's Note: City Hall says there has not yet been a
documented case of a Whyville account being hacked. If anyone feels
they have real evidence of this happening, please let City Management
know right away! And we at the Times would really like to see proof,
too -- we have faith in Whyville's programmers to beat away any hackers.
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