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Angel M Cazares
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Thanks for explaining what happened. I hope you are able to recover the domain. What happened to ANN sucks, but I am glad the content and communication were mostly uninterrupted. And Christopher, you should sue your phone carrier and demand from them the money this whole affair is going to cost ANN.
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dtm42
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I am confused. You keep mentioning .cc, but don't you mean the .com domain instead? You already have access to the .cc domain because that's the site I'm reading this on.
Also no mention of how Zac got hacked? Edit: looks like you fixed it already |
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JacobC
ANN Contributor
 Posts: 3728 Location: SoCal |
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That was an autocorrect error applied over the site that affected the article's text. It's been fixed now. |
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Emma Iveli
Posts: 679 Location: Hobo with internet |
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I've been a member for years and been coming for even longer. I love this site and it sucks this happened.
Last edited by Emma Iveli on Fri Aug 11, 2017 5:04 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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mgosdin
 Posts: 1302 Location: Kissimmee, Florida, USA |
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No matter how good the security it can always be compromised by "social engineering" or more to the point the human factor. ( One place I worked at was hit with the "dump a bunch of virus hacked thumb drives" in the parking garage. We got hit, but it wasn't even aimed at us but rather another government tenant in the building. )
I know this is a nightmare for all of you, right up there with the worst I've ever been a part of. It will settle down and things will go back to "normal". And most important of all, we will still be here looking to read the latest on our favorite Anime. Mark Gosdin |
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Farix
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This is one of the things that annoy me with 2-factor authentication. Many websites require a cellphone for 2-factor authentication to work. However, I live in an area were cellphone coverage is extremely spotty if not non-existent once you go outside of town (I live 4 miles outside the nearest town). Thus, 2-factor authentication that requires a cellphone is completely useless to me. |
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penguintruth
 Posts: 8461 Location: Penguinopolis |
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If this hacker can ever be identified, they should be sued for any loss of revenue.
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Asrialys
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Wow. These parts right here suck. Good thing there are two identical Twitter accounts. |
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Parse Error
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People always get angry with me for pointing this out, but 2FA is pointless anyway. A strong password is just as effective at discouraging or stopping the same kind of random or scripted attacks that it does, but neither one can prevent a targeted attack from succeeding. Regardless of method, there's always a procedure to keep the rightful owner from getting permanently locked out of their account, which can always be exploited by someone else. The only real solution is to assume that everything will eventually get hacked, and try limit the damage that can be done. Anything else only provides the illusion of security. |
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HueyLion
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the Main lesson here is people...NEVER USE PHONE NUMBERS FOR EMAIL RECOVERY!
Always rely on a second email or secret question like us commoners... |
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Parsifal24
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I appreciate the transparency I honestly didn't expect to be told anything which ANN is well within their right for security reasons or simply to "save face." But it's nice to be told how and why something bad happened from the source.
Hopefully things will get back to normal for everybody and this will all seem like a bad dream. Till that day keep on keeping on and know you're all appreciated for the hard work everyone does. |
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Primus
 Posts: 2761 Location: Toronto |
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Did Zac register his Twitter account with an @animenewsnetwork(.)com email? If so, the people behind this probably used the reset password option and intercepted the email. |
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Farix
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But never the less, too many websites—particularly banking and retailers—still try to force it on you. It's as if they cannot conceive that someone, especially in the US, wouldn't either have a cellphone or spend most of their time out of range. |
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kiminobokuwa
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This is scary!! Why doesn't phone companies use a secret code word to access the account instead of cell-phone verification?? Either way, hopefully this wasn't a personal attack and just a regualr hacker. I mean, I heard hackers use this method cause it's easier but damn, i never knew it was THAT easy!! I hope you can recover the domain because I've been a long time fan of this site!! Hope you guys can recover and push through to stay strong!! Also sue the hell out of the phone company for damages if u can because they basically had and took no extra steps to secure your account!!
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XerneasYveltal
 Posts: 668 Location: Philippines |
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Thanks for telling us what was going on.
I have no idea as to why did ANN's website suddenly change its look by the time the hack started. |
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