Jun 29, 2011

“Erotic Phishing Attack Steals Thousands Of Tumblr Logins”

Once you get past the initial surprise, the question is, what would anyone want to do with a bunch of Tumblr usernames and passwords? The service is free so you’re not going to be getting anyone’s credit card, banking, or personal information. The attack could have been a precursor to setting up link farm, or maybe the perpetrator simply wanted a proof of concept of how gullible Tumblr users were.

Menschen benutzen immer die gleichen Passwörter. Überall. Hast du eins, hast du alle. Das war jetzt nicht so schwierig. 

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