Incorrect...or misleading at least.  They didn't 'follow a script' at least
not if you want to be clear to the peanut gallery.  They visited a web page
that was infected...you know the kind of stuff that never happens.  Good
thing macs don't use web pages.

Mike

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> >Highlights...last year a mac was taken over in nine hours, this year it
> took
> >two minutes with a web exploit.  No word in the article about how linux
> or
> >vista faired...
> >http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080327/tc_infoworld/96676
>
> Incorrect. Nobody was able to break into any of the systems on the first
> day. On the second day the "contestants" were allowed to specify that the
> judges perform specific actions with the computers. Following a script
> provided by a "contestant" the Mac was hacked.
>
> This reminds me of the "honor-system virus" joke.
>
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