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Scam baiting and the art of reverse prank calls

December 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

The name’s James Bond – James – Bond. As far as you know, if you’re a telemarketer. Enter the world of scam baiting – according to 419 Eater, perhaps the #1 scam baiting forum, scambaiting is “[entering] a dialogue with scammers, simply to waste their time and resources. Whilst you are doing this, you will […]

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Tags: pwn3d! (Hacks and Tricks) · Spam and Telemarketing · Telephones

Hacking Facebook Redux

April 2nd, 2008 · 8 Comments

It would be impossible to argue that there isn’t a lot of hype around Facebook. Microsoft’s recent purchase of a mere 1.6% stake of Facebook for a total of $250 million means that Microsoft believes Facebook to be worth a whopping $15 billion. To put things in perspective, that means that Facebook has a […]

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Tags: Computers · pwn3d! (Hacks and Tricks) · Technology

BlackBerry Brick Breaker Strategy Guide / Walkthrough

November 6th, 2007 · 118 Comments

All about Brick Breaker
As the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, and Sony Playstation 3 vie for sales in the “next generation” of console gaming – the Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry would seem to pale in comparison, if one were to look only at raw gaming power. Yet the BlackBerry has quite the fan […]

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Tags: pwn3d! (Hacks and Tricks) · Skippy Stuff · Telephones

How to Disable Flash Cookies for Fun and Profit

October 14th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Background on Flash Cookies
Since its introduction in 1996, Adobe Flash has become a popular method for adding animation and interactivity to web pages; several software products, systems, and devices are able to create or display Flash. Flash is commonly used to create animation, advertisements, various web-page components, to integrate video into web pages, and more […]

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Tags: Business · Computers · McDonalds · pwn3d! (Hacks and Tricks) · Skippy Stuff · Technology

Using Facebook Developer Tools to Sync Facebook, Outlook, with iPod

March 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

In the early days of Facebook, including an apostrophe or quote in a search string would cause a SQL error. This exposed Facebook to a SQL injection vulnerability, a common hack for dynamic websites driven by SQL databases, usually coded in PHP, frequently the result of a single developer coding the system from the ground […]

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Tags: Computers · pwn3d! (Hacks and Tricks) · Skippy Stuff · Technology