Hacking Stephen Fry's Twitter Account

Re:Hacking Stephen Fry's Twitter Account by jkasndas on Monday December 28, 2009 @03:26PM (#1019314)

Stephen Fry is a public figure with a large following. He is mostly concerned with political matters, and he uses his influence to affect their outcomes. These days he is more accurately described as a political figure than an actor.

Whether he is seen as a good or bad person is immaterial. Public figures like Fry are not immune to attacks on the basis of their personal qualities. If someone's account is going to be accessed unlawfully, then Stephen Fry's is as good a target as any other. Fry is as much fair game as Britney Spears.

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Re:Hacking Stephen Fry's Twitter Account by DougBTX on Monday December 28, 2009 @04:15PM (#1019387)

Perhaps I assume too much of the attackers, but their decision to post "from Russia with love" vs "Sorry, X is dead, please unfollow" probably depends on whether they think the guy is a good person or a bad person.

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Re:Hacking Stephen Fry's Twitter Account by axod on Monday December 28, 2009 @07:20PM (#1019745)

>> "These days he is more accurately described as a political figure than an actor."

What??? I guess you don't watch BBC TV do you.

  QI (Fantastic series).
  Kingdom.
  Stephen Fry's America
  Last chance to see
  etc etc

(Most of these from the last year or 2). He's first and foremost known as a fantastic comedian and maker of good quality TV.

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Re:Hacking Stephen Fry's Twitter Account by GoboGobo on Monday December 28, 2009 @03:52PM (#1019353)

Even though his site's security was not completely up to snuff, he did have a pretty good password.

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Re:Hacking Stephen Fry's Twitter Account by danielh on Monday December 28, 2009 @04:36PM (#1019419)

Unfortunately, the chain is only as strong as the weakest link.

FWIW, the vulnerability is listed in the OWASP 2007 Top 10 as Malicious File Execution http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Top_10_2007-A3

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