Important Message from Meaveo

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Meaveo asked me to pass this message on from her to all her friends here, on the AH, and, hopefully, from you to any of her other friends on other boards and forums. Please do pass this message around:

Meaveo's MySpace account was broken into, and the culprit changed her password. She cannot get onto that account, nor check any e-mail. The culprit already has sent out a very damaging e-mail in her name, and she fears that more such messages might have been sent out. If you've recently received any strange or uncharacteristically nasty messages from "her" they weren't from her. Likewise, if you've been to that account and seen any odd or unpleasant changes, she didn't make them.

There've been other troubles as well, including computer difficulties, which is why she hasn't been able to come here and leave this message herself. She's trying to get a handle on things. She does have some access to other e-mail accounts. She hopes to get back to us ASAP.

I'll just add that if you have any other of her e-mail addresses or ways of contacting her, I think she could really use some positive and supportive messages. This unconscionable situation has shaken and hurt her badly. She really needs to know that she has friends.

 

[Guest]

Meaveo asked me to pass this message on from her to all her friends here, on the AH, and, hopefully, from you to any of her other friends on other boards and forums. Please do pass this message around:

Meaveo's MySpace account was broken into, and the culprit changed her password. She cannot get onto that account, nor check any e-mail. The culprit already has sent out a very damaging e-mail in her name, and she fears that more such messages might have been sent out. If you've recently received any strange or uncharacteristically nasty messages from "her" they weren't from her. Likewise, if you've been to that account and seen any odd or unpleasant changes, she didn't make them.

There've been other troubles as well, including computer difficulties, which is why she hasn't been able to come here and leave this message herself. She's trying to get a handle on things. She does have some access to other e-mail accounts. She hopes to get back to us ASAP.

I'll just add that if you have any other of her e-mail addresses or ways of contacting her, I think she could really use some positive and supportive messages. This unconscionable situation has shaken and hurt her badly. She really needs to know that she has friends.

Damn!

Why are there so many assholes in the world?

Hope she is able to resolve this quickly.

 

[slyc_willie]

Damn!

Why are there so many assholes in the world?

Because there are enough idiots who think that's their mouth.

I'm sure Maeve's real friends would know when a message is really from her.

Still . . . this sucks.

So glad I don't do MySpace . . . .

 

[Lalah]

So glad I don't do MySpace . . . .

Myspace is safe; you can't actually hack it. What has to have happened is either her computer got infected, she told her password to someone she shouldn't have, or she used a really common password/one she is known to use.

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

If Mav's MySpace account was hacked along with her email account then she has picked up a bug on her computer that it passing her site addy and passwords back to it's source. She needs a REALLY good virus and malware sweep before she does anything else.

 

[Liar]

If Mav's MySpace account was hacked along with her email account then she has picked up a bug on her computer that it passing her site addy and passwords back to it's source. She needs a REALLY good virus and malware sweep before she does anything else.

What she said.

Or a clean sweeped hard drive.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Damn!

Why are there so many assholes in the world?

Hope she is able to resolve this quickly.

Because Mother Nature, in her infinite wisdom, has decreed there shall be, among other plagues upon the human spirit: IRS auditors, customer service reps, referees, trolls and now, hackers.

The Right Rev Rumple Foreskin http://bestsmileys.com/religous/1.gif

 

[slyc_willie]

Myspace is safe; you can't actually hack it. What has to have happened is either her computer got infected, she told her password to someone she shouldn't have, or she used a really common password/one she is known to use.

You say it's safe. I wonder if that claim is due to factual knowledge or wishful thinking. I'm sure anyone could come up with all sorts of facts to prove that MySpace is relatively hacker safe.

But it's a big site. Big sites tend to attract trolls, hackers, and so forth. And there's always a hacker out there who can break anything.

I don't think that I'm so important that a hacker would come after me. But I shudder at the thought.

Several months ago, I tried it. Started my own page. Then I had a moment of WTF? and let it be.

 

[Nirvanadragones]

Hugs and Love and Light to Maeve.

 

[Lalah]

You say it's safe. I wonder if that claim is due to factual knowledge or wishful thinking. I'm sure anyone could come up with all sorts of facts to prove that MySpace is relatively hacker safe.

But it's a big site. Big sites tend to attract trolls, hackers, and so forth. And there's always a hacker out there who can break anything.

I don't think that I'm so important that a hacker would come after me. But I shudder at the thought.

Several months ago, I tried it. Started my own page. Then I had a moment of WTF? and let it be.

I think you are romanticizing what hackers can do. It's not like hollywood shows it. You can be sure Myspace hired a couple security experts to go over their code for any possible security holes.

 

[impressive]

 

[English Lady]

Awww, poor love. I hope she gets everything sorted out, pronto.

 

[DesertPirate]

If Mav's MySpace account was hacked along with her email account then she has picked up a bug on her computer that it passing her site addy and passwords back to it's source. She needs a REALLY good virus and malware sweep before she does anything else.

What she said.

Or a clean sweeped hard drive.

This is the cause and solution, I am a computer tech and clean this kind of crapware out for a living.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Damn, that bites.
I'm sending mental hugs.

 

[buxxxom]

Hope you get things straightened out soon, sweetie.

 

[Trinique_Fire]

You say it's safe. I wonder if that claim is due to factual knowledge or wishful thinking. I'm sure anyone could come up with all sorts of facts to prove that MySpace is relatively hacker safe.

But it's a big site. Big sites tend to attract trolls, hackers, and so forth. And there's always a hacker out there who can break anything.

I don't think that I'm so important that a hacker would come after me. But I shudder at the thought.

Several months ago, I tried it. Started my own page. Then I had a moment of WTF? and let it be.

Nope. Lalah's right. It can't be hacked. Believe whatever you want, but that's a fact. It is, however, really smart to be aware of malware and infections when using myspace or ANY big site. Can't just blame myspace, I'm afraid.

 

[cantdog]

Because Mother Nature, in her infinite wisdom, has decreed there shall be, among other plagues upon the human spirit: IRS auditors, customer service reps, referees, trolls and now, hackers.

The Right Rev Rumple Foreskin http://bestsmileys.com/religous/1.gif

You left out claims adjustors.

 

[Liar]

Nope. Lalah's right. It can't be hacked. Believe whatever you want, but that's a fact. It is, however, really smart to be aware of malware and infections when using myspace or ANY big site. Can't just blame myspace, I'm afraid.

Um. Seriously. Everything can be hacked. Systems with much more rigorous security than Myspace have been hacked, in the classic sense of the word, with loopholes in complex directry services or communication protocols. Latest case I can think of was two major credit institutes in scandinavia last month.

However, it's very rare and not likely Myspace itself was hacked this time. If it was, it'd be big news on a hundred geek news sites the next day. Just that Maev's accountname and password was compromised on her side. Either by human error or by spyware.

 

[MagicaPractica]

I'm willing to bet she knows who, the only question is how.

 

[Belegon]

I'm willing to bet she knows who, the only question is how.

I'll bet I know who. Kisses if you see this, kid . Call me if you need to talk.

 

[Lalah]

Um. Seriously. Everything can be hacked. Systems with much more rigorous security than Myspace have been hacked, in the classic sense of the word, with loopholes in complex directry services or communication protocols. Latest case I can think of was two major credit institutes in scandinavia last month.

However, it's very rare and not likely Myspace itself was hacked this time. If it was, it'd be big news on a hundred geek news sites the next day. Just that Maev's accountname and password was compromised on her side. Either by human error or by spyware.

But myspace isn't as complex and spread out as a full bank system which has many many different uses and protocols and so potential weaknesses. If someone managed to take control of a user profile by a mean other than brute forcing/stealing the password this would mean he could take control of any profile, he'd probably have full control of the login/authentication system, wouldn't he?

I don't think such a case has happened in years; login systems are pretty secure nowadays. I grant you someone may be able to find a way into a non-vital subsystem by finding a weakness in less important code and then do some mischief, but not a complete takeover of a site as secure as myspace.

Even assuming one of the greatest hacker alive decided to give myspace a look and did manage to find a way to hack into any profiles, he wouldn't use that power to lock out and harass a random user.

 

[Stella_Omega]

She says this hacker has sent out a "damaging email"

I'd think that means something more than "Click here to see my naked pictures."

 

[Chantilyvamp]

so sorry darlin, heres hoping its all fixed and righted soon!

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

You left out claims adjustors.

Good point, Cant. However, the one's mis-handling Katrina claims are in a (lack of) class all by themselver, IMHO.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[MaeveoSliabh]

I'm back. Kind of.