Comments on: How to Steal $4 Billion on One Blog Post http://www.thorschrock.com/2007/05/18/how-to-steal-4-billion-on-one-blog-post/ Peanuts to Profits With Thor Schrock Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:10:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thor Schrock http://www.thorschrock.com/2007/05/18/how-to-steal-4-billion-on-one-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-891 Thor Schrock Sat, 19 May 2007 13:28:39 +0000 http://www.thorschrock.com/2007/05/18/how-to-steal-4-billion-on-one-blog-post/#comment-891 Also.. Thanks for the tip on the comments. I deleted over 350 spam comments that were placed back when I was using Nucleus. Yet another of the many reasons I switched to WordPress. Also.. Thanks for the tip on the comments. I deleted over 350 spam comments that were placed back when I was using Nucleus. Yet another of the many reasons I switched to WordPress.

]]> By: Thor Schrock http://www.thorschrock.com/2007/05/18/how-to-steal-4-billion-on-one-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-890 Thor Schrock Sat, 19 May 2007 13:24:40 +0000 http://www.thorschrock.com/2007/05/18/how-to-steal-4-billion-on-one-blog-post/#comment-890 Yes, I should have mentioned that Apple's stock returned to its legitimate price within minutes of dropping. I hear wht you are saying. It could have just been a guy spoofing an email. But then, that is also a guy who has an email distribution list of Apple employees, internal knowledge of memo construction, and obviously, some malicious intent. I still think it is funny that apple users believe that have an aura of invincibility surrounding them simply because they use an Apple. Apple sold 10% of all notebook computers sold last quarter. If their overall usership gets above 20% in the marketplace, I think that aura will begin to be pierced. Right now there are just not enough Apple users to justify the time to exploit them on a mass scale. Yes, I should have mentioned that Apple’s stock returned to its legitimate price within minutes of dropping.

I hear wht you are saying. It could have just been a guy spoofing an email. But then, that is also a guy who has an email distribution list of Apple employees, internal knowledge of memo construction, and obviously, some malicious intent.

I still think it is funny that apple users believe that have an aura of invincibility surrounding them simply because they use an Apple.

Apple sold 10% of all notebook computers sold last quarter. If their overall usership gets above 20% in the marketplace, I think that aura will begin to be pierced. Right now there are just not enough Apple users to justify the time to exploit them on a mass scale.

]]> By: geeklovr http://www.thorschrock.com/2007/05/18/how-to-steal-4-billion-on-one-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-892 geeklovr Sat, 19 May 2007 02:07:41 +0000 http://www.thorschrock.com/2007/05/18/how-to-steal-4-billion-on-one-blog-post/#comment-892 "was able to penetrate the *awesome* inherent security (note sarcasm) of not just one Mac, but multiple macs to plant a fake corporate email message that was SO realistic that Apple’s own employees believed it and leaked it to a blog." It's not hard to fake an email. I can setup my email client in just a couple minutes to be sending email as "Thor Schrock " to who ever I want. Anyone that knows how to setup an email account can do this. Getting the template for their corporate email, while more challenging than setting up an email account, is certainly not impossible. None of the above has anything to do with a computer's or operating system's security. Keep spreading that FUD though... "Incidents like this from a blog as highly respected as Engadget serve to cement the old media’s claim that the uncontrolled, unregulated, and in the end unaccountable blogosphere is about as reliable as a sundial in a dark room." "Old media" isn't perfect either. You should be skeptical of any news. Just because you read it or watched it does not mean it's true. Remember that Photoshopped picture of Beirut? It was edited by the photographer to further sensationalize the events, much like your inaccurate description of Apple's security. It's worth checking out Apple's stock as well: http://finance.google.com/finance?q=Aapl You can see the stock drop on the heals of Engadget's announcement, but it is doing better now than it was before this fiasco. btw, you should also check out your archives. You have a lot spam links in your comments. “was able to penetrate the *awesome* inherent security (note sarcasm) of not just one Mac, but multiple macs to plant a fake corporate email message that was SO realistic that Apple’s own employees believed it and leaked it to a blog.”

It’s not hard to fake an email. I can setup my email client in just a couple minutes to be sending email as “Thor Schrock ” to who ever I want. Anyone that knows how to setup an email account can do this. Getting the template for their corporate email, while more challenging than setting up an email account, is certainly not impossible.

None of the above has anything to do with a computer’s or operating system’s security. Keep spreading that FUD though…

“Incidents like this from a blog as highly respected as Engadget serve to cement the old media’s claim that the uncontrolled, unregulated, and in the end unaccountable blogosphere is about as reliable as a sundial in a dark room.”

“Old media” isn’t perfect either. You should be skeptical of any news. Just because you read it or watched it does not mean it’s true. Remember that Photoshopped picture of Beirut? It was edited by the photographer to further sensationalize the events, much like your inaccurate description of Apple’s security.

It’s worth checking out Apple’s stock as well:
http://finance.google.com/finance?q=Aapl
You can see the stock drop on the heals of Engadget’s announcement, but it is doing better now than it was before this fiasco.

btw, you should also check out your archives. You have a lot spam links in your comments.

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