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re: I wonder why nobody believes AU on the Rashaan Evans bio hack?
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:05 am to allin2010
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:05 am to allin2010
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There are two forms of hacking, one is to take over an entire site. The other was page hacking which is what occurred here.
You create a page such as
s://rivals.yahoo.com/Auburn/football/recruiting/rankings/2014
If you change the last number to 2013 or 2015, if the page is there but not published you may be able to see it.
Basically Auburn numbered their commitments and they believed RE would be one of them. Someone changed the number and with the speed of the internet it was out there.
I agree that you've described exactly what happened. My only issue is that is in no way a hack.
They created a page on the site. The fact that they didn't have a link to the URL doesn't mean it wasn't public. It was publicly available the minute they put it up without any security.
It is a BS violation and the frickup was done by the IT guy (instead of Athletic dept) who decided to take the lazy option to fast updating, but it was not a media hack and saying otherwise is just a plain out lie.
This post was edited on 7/16/14 at 10:06 am
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Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:08 am to JustGetItRight
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It is a BS violation and the frickup was done by the IT guy (instead of Athletic dept) who decided to take the lazy option to fast updating, but it was not a media hack and saying otherwise is just a plain out lie.
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My only issue is that is in no way a hack.
Well since the definition of hack nowadays includes workarounds with technology, yes it was. Hacking isnt just illegally entering someone else's network.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:19 am to JustGetItRight
quote:So your whole issue with this is the use of the word "hack"?
I agree that you've described exactly what happened. My only issue is that is in no way a hack.
They created a page on the site. The fact that they didn't have a link to the URL doesn't mean it wasn't public. It was publicly available the minute they put it up without any security.
It is a BS violation and the frickup was done by the IT guy (instead of Athletic dept) who decided to take the lazy option to fast updating, but it was not a media hack and saying otherwise is just a plain out lie.
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