staySICK Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I still can't log in or reset my password, half thinking of emailing gawker, half saying fuck it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouchart Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 If anyone wants to delete their Gawker account, they've added that functionality. http://lifehacker.com/5712785/#5 I'm trying to do it now but it's stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 You will probably need to wait a bit if it just now went up. I imagine tons of people are all trying to do it at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudkip3DS Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 You will probably need to wait a bit if it just now went up. I imagine tons of people are all trying to do it at once. Hah! Best burn I've seen today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/romenesko/111549/gawker-tech-team-didnt-adequately-secure-our-platform/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouchart Posted December 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/romenesko/111549/gawker-tech-team-didnt-adequately-secure-our-platform/ Standard corporate bluster. On an unrelated note, I tried deleting my account but it does not appear to have worked properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 God damn it, I can barely remember my new steam password. Thanks, gawker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 So yeah, I tried the delete account thing. I can't login, but my profile is still around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudkip3DS Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/romenesko/111549/gawker-tech-team-didnt-adequately-secure-our-platform/ Disposable accounts are similar to the service a pre-paid phone offers to drug dealers… Wait. So Gawker's been selling crack and whores by the pound at the back of their New York offices? All of a sudden, I feel so dirty… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drag Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 fucking useless idiots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouchart Posted December 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 fucking useless idiots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Right before I "deleted" my account, the writeup mentioned it would delete that information. Perhaps not every bit of information, as I would expect, but from what I see my profile is still 100%. I guess sometime soon I'll simply email Help and tell them what's what. If nothing happens, then they can keep my posts. Yeah, keep them right up inside their anus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Lol. Just watching Castle and his daughter's upset about the death of a singer from a band (all fictional), which she had seen reported on Gawker. 'Oh, angel, are you sure it's not just a rumour? I mean, those gossip blogs, they don't really check facts.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buDgpE47da8 It's about 1 minute in, but I'd advise watching the little intro bit before in case the series interests you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudkip3DS Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 http://lifehacker.com/5721610/why-you-should-avoid-non+ascii-characters-in-your-passwords HOW. FUCKING. STUPID. AND. BEHIND. CAN. THESE. GUYS. GET. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 I thought I'd put this out here as I thought it was humorous on many levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R__ Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 (edited) Most people put security on the backburner, because it tends to get in the way of productivity... whenever I hear stuff like this I just shake my head. I didn't read the technical details of this, but my personal recommendation (for anyone who is setting up any type of user db) is to use OpenLDAP with salted SHA512 hashes. LDAP traffic should encrypted with SSL/TLS, even if the authentication is being done locally. People overlook OpenLDAP because it's a beast, but anyone who can handle Active Directory at a sysadmin level should be able to handle OpenLDAP (on that note you DO NOT want to have any type of web-facing interface to active directory due to the level of integration it has with Windows domains). OpenLDAP plays nice with other software, and you can adapt it to so many uses... the protocols are open and if you want to interface with it, you can read an RFC. Imagine that, following open standards that are time-proven. Why LDAP over traditional SQL databases? Directories and databases are for different purposes. Directories are more suited to user databases, because they don't include the unneeded complexities that go along with a full relational database. They also aren't vulnerable to SQL injections. Crypt sucks, and I can bruteforce it in about 4 seconds. Of course, nobody will ever listen to what I have to say, because people like me cost too much. Instead, the strategy is to hire run of the mill MCSEs, set up a shitty Windows-based infrastructure, and then throw your arms up when everything fails. Remember, the IT budget has some funds set aside for consultant fees, so when your IT department is too stupid to solve a problem you just call in the consultant to fix it. And that is why if you're in IT you should become a consultant . Edited January 2, 2011 by R__ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 So basically you're saying Gawker didn't learn a thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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