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Creepy Hack Covers ICQ Network

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Posted by: TotalRecall

It appears as if a mass hack has taken place over the ICQ network, as many users have found that their passwords have been changed. AOL currently has no idea from where the problem stems, and MIS Corporate Defence offers no explanation. The Register is covering the story:

A Register reader last week discovered that both of his accounts had suddenly become disconnected and the passwords no longer work. The email addresses for both accounts were changed to 'uin@deathrow.com'.

A search of the ICQ whitepages reveals hundreds of accounts all with that same address (registered in places such as China and Egypt), and we began to suspect some kind of mass hack had been carried out.


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