Comments on: Google’s Gmail Captchas Hacked? Not L1kELy!

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:57:16 +0000

Very interesting. I didn t know that bevor. I think google need need more security programs

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:52:11 +0000

Providing porn in the form of a woman progressively undressing with each captcha answer is something the spammers are doing, or so I too read somewhere a few months back. Its brilliant on the part of the spammers if they have indeed gotten a code to do it.

By: Dieter

Dieter — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:11:18 +0000

spammers are provide free porn, isn`t it nice?

By: SEO guy

SEO guy — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:25:42 +0000

Piper,

Well, be careful just in case he he

By: Piper

Piper — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:51:02 +0000

Until recently, I don’t remember getting much Gmail spam. Lately, though, it seems like about a fourth of the spam letters I get are coming from Gmail addresses. I even got one last week that said it was a death threat from a hitman hired to kill me unless I give him $12,000. Easily the funniest spam I’ve seen in a while.

By: Mobile guy

Mobile guy — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:30:58 +0000

In the meantime Google has slightly changed its CAPTCHA.

By: jen

jen — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:25:15 +0000

I dont think gmail’s captcha is any better than anyone elses and there are programs that can read them.
jenlovee1@gmail.com
spam away….haha…jk

By: SEO guy

SEO guy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:01:08 +0000

Andy Beal

Yep, it is fully automated. I personally know two guys who now use it for all sorts of sneaky spam. I did not test it myself however. I’m allergic to spam. Besides, it costs over $400.

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:14:08 +0000

Interesting that one of the competitive message security providers of Google’s Postini services, couldn’t help themselves in suggesting this may have happened.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:17:13 +0000

This is a hell of a coincidence because as of the last week and a half I have received quit a number of viagra sals pitches, and when i say quite a number i mean 8 to 10 a day to my junk folder.Prior to last week nil…zero…nothing and when i block them 99% are gmail accounts.

By: Don Draper

Don Draper — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:59:44 +0000

Having worked in image processing in a previous lifetime, I don’t find it unbelievable that several types of captchas have been cracked. If software can spot a tank in the woods from a satellite picture, then figuring out some letters that have been twisted around a bit shouldn’t be so hard. It’s not something the script kiddies are going to figure out, but it’s easier than what the russian computer science PhDs used to be working on.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:30:04 +0000

@SEO guy – any proof that it worked? Without any human input at all??

By: SEO guy

SEO guy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:23:29 +0000

@ Marcy

From Gmail or into your Gmail?

By: Futon-Matt

Futon-Matt — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:52:03 +0000

Wow, I’d be impressed if someone actually hacked anything Google does. Though, I don’t really know how long the hack would last.

By: Marcy

Marcy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:23:21 +0000

I get some spam emails from gmail, too. How can i can stop this?

By: SEO guy

SEO guy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:22:49 +0000

Don’t mean to disappoint you but the other week there was a newly developed gmail mass address creator circulating in some blackhat circles that does actually bypass the captcha.

By: Xianhong

Xianhong — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:47:24 +0000

Yes, I can get some spam emails from gmail. something like:
——-
Want to shave a few pounds?
You must know this secret!
Look attached details or visit out site (LINK IS IN ATTACHED DETAILS)
——-
also a zip file attached, the file is html file.

By: Zen

Zen — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:04:06 +0000

From my personal experience, I started receiving spam when I signed up for those sites like bux.to and similar. It was notorious: as soon as I gave them my mail, the spamming commenced. I didn't get a single spam mail before that. Goes to show... even the legit looking ones sell your mail accounts.

By: PS3

PS3 — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:22:07 +0000

I have to admit that I struggle with Captcha full stop. I agree with the concept but it is so fiddly.

My aged mother (bless her) has a Google account and has given out her mail address to just half a dozen people, yet gets 150 unwanted mails a day.

I’ve told her just to get a new address but I think she quite likes some of the content if the truth be known !