09-03-2014, 12:46 PM
RAM,
Exactly. This is a big deal. That said, it doesn't sound like the hacker used information recycled from other sites per say. No doubt, that data was used. But, it also sounds like the hacker just kept at it until the security was breached, using whatever information he/she/they had on hand. I can picture a hacker using a program to keep attacking a particular account with different combinations of info until it gets through the security. Then, boom. The program is in, notifies the hacker and the free for all ensues.
Robert
Exactly. This is a big deal. That said, it doesn't sound like the hacker used information recycled from other sites per say. No doubt, that data was used. But, it also sounds like the hacker just kept at it until the security was breached, using whatever information he/she/they had on hand. I can picture a hacker using a program to keep attacking a particular account with different combinations of info until it gets through the security. Then, boom. The program is in, notifies the hacker and the free for all ensues.
Robert