[Gmail-Users] Re: Google Bug Let Hackers Take Control of Gmail Accounts

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 13:17:50 -0800, Hex Star <hexstar@gmail.com>
Subject: [Gmail-Users] Re: Google Bug Let Hackers Take Control of Gmail Accounts
Wrote these words of wisdom:

>
> I think this bug has been known and fixed for quite a while now...:-/
>
> On 11/22/05, Claudine Kenyon <claudinedeep@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanx for that. Im not sure what exactly what you are saying. but ill be
> > carefull
> >
> > On 11/22/05, Gerard Seibert <gerard.seibert@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > The elhacker.net Web site recently published a description of how to
> > > exploit a vulnerability in Gmail to take over a user's account, but it
> > > appears the victim would have to voluntarily give his or her
> > > authentication token to the hacker (for instance, in response to a
> > > phishing attempt). In any event, Google has patched the bug, so your
> > > Gmail account should be safe, but this points up the fact that
> > > vulnerabilities can strike anywhere. Read more about it here:
> > >
> > > http://www.wxpnews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=051122TI-Gmail_Hack
> > >
> > > --
> > > Gerard Seibert
> > > gerard.seibert@gmail.com
> > >
> > > A: Because it reverses the natural flow of a dialog.
> > > Q: Why is top posting undesirable when replying?
> > >
> > > TOPIC: Posting Etiquette
> > >
> > > http://www.river.com/users/share/etiquette/
> > >

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On 11/22/2005 4:54:55 PM Gerard Seibert Replied:

Ugh, another top poster. Check out the URL above.

The point of the article was that there was a vulnerability in Gmail, not
when it was fixed. There have been users claiming that Gmail is
perfectly safe. This article simply attempts to debunk that belief.