Hacked Hotline Hacked Vol. 7
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Nov 28, 2024 Explore a quirky journey through tech mishaps and nostalgia, featuring a heartwarming tale of a hacked internet contest that led to a life-changing electric guitar. Dive into the humorous recounting of outdated security practices and unexpected admin access. Discover the challenges of digital marketing automation gone awry and the moral quandaries of strategic gaming. Reflect on the wild early days of file-sharing and the bizarre antics of youthful financial fraud. It's a blend of laughs, lessons, and fond memories!
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Email Hacking
- Adam from Brisbane confessed to hacking his former employer's email.
- He used his admin access and a simple password to read emails for months.
POP3 Email Woes
- Scott reminisced about the bygone era of POP3 email.
- Unlike IMAP, POP3 downloads emails, deleting them from the server, leading to potential data loss.
Accidental DDoS
- A caller accidentally DDoS'd their office by running a script in Google Sheets.
- The script repeatedly pinged Google, leading to an IP ban.