Comments on: GMail Flaw Leaves Your Email Open To Anyone http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/ analog ideas in a digital world Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:56:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Jamaipanese http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11452 Jamaipanese Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:58:40 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11452 checked filters, thankfully I have not been exploited...well at least not yet checked filters, thankfully I have not been exploited…well at least not yet

]]> By: TimmyJ http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11456 TimmyJ Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:37:27 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11456 I still find it scary that when you close Firefox and/or IE, that GMail isn't automatically logged out. Google still has a long way to go with it. Let's hope the rumored upcoming 'new' version changes a lot these problems. I still find it scary that when you close Firefox and/or IE, that GMail isn’t automatically logged out. Google still has a long way to go with it. Let’s hope the rumored upcoming ‘new’ version changes a lot these problems.

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11458 Brown Baron Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:44:06 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11458 @Jamaipanese: Good to hear you haven't been exploited buddy :mrgreen: <br /> @TimmyJ: I forgot about that. I hope they change their session management in the next version. @Jamaipanese:
Good to hear you haven’t been exploited buddy :mrgreen:

@TimmyJ:
I forgot about that. I hope they change their session management in the next version.

]]> By: Susan Suarez http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11470 Susan Suarez Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:19:53 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11470 That's pretty scary...I feel vulnerable. That’s pretty scary…I feel vulnerable.

]]> By: Dj Flush http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11472 Dj Flush Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:25:32 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11472 Yeh I recently read about this flaw and it haunts me as I am a all-go Gmail user Plus a guy recently discovered a way to hi jack Gmail and published on his blog making it available to thousands of potential hackers out there Oh My God I forgot Gmail is Beta. Why the hell am I even using it :) Yeh I recently read about this flaw and it haunts me as I am a all-go Gmail user

Plus a guy recently discovered a way to hi jack Gmail and published on his blog making it available to thousands of potential hackers out there

Oh My God I forgot Gmail is Beta. Why the hell am I even using it :)

]]> By: Jamaipanese http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11476 Jamaipanese Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:56:11 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11476 beta..omg..I forgot about that as well! beta..omg..I forgot about that as well!

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11479 Brown Baron Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:09:10 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11479 @Susan: I know how you feel :grin: <br /> @Dj: It is still in beta I forgot hehehehe <br /> @Jamaipanese: me too buddy haha @Susan:
I know how you feel :grin:

@Dj:
It is still in beta I forgot hehehehe

@Jamaipanese:
me too buddy haha

]]> By: Thomas L http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11481 Thomas L Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:12:53 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11481 Man that is just scary! :shock: Man that is just scary! :shock:

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11486 Brown Baron Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:46:26 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11486 @Thomas: My first reaction was "oh crap" :lol: @Thomas:
My first reaction was “oh crap” :lol:

]]> By: Lisa http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11488 Lisa Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:23:36 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11488 Me, too! Haha. "Oh, crap." Checked filters. Thanks for this. Me, too! Haha. “Oh, crap.” Checked filters. Thanks for this.

]]> By: Christy http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11489 Christy Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:38:54 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11489 That is seriously scary, thankfully I only have hotmail. :wink: That is seriously scary, thankfully I only have hotmail. :wink:

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11499 Brown Baron Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:12:51 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11499 @Lisa: Now I'm paranoid .. I keep checking my filters :mrgreen: <br /> @Christy: I think this is karma for all the times I said hotmail wasn't good :lol: @Lisa:
Now I’m paranoid .. I keep checking my filters :mrgreen:

@Christy:
I think this is karma for all the times I said hotmail wasn’t good :lol:

]]> By: Nirmal http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11545 Nirmal Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:44:40 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11545 This is really scary stuff for Gmail users. I use gmail with Google apps. Let me see if I have any filters created. This is really scary stuff for Gmail users. I use gmail with Google apps. Let me see if I have any filters created.

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11550 Brown Baron Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:56:38 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11550 @Nirmal: That's what I keep doing hehe @Nirmal:
That’s what I keep doing hehe

]]> By: Shankar Ganesh http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11556 Shankar Ganesh Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:44:38 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11556 Now is this the reason Google name their products as Beta ;) :mrgreen: Now is this the reason Google name their products as Beta ;)
:mrgreen:

]]> By: Mark http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11558 Mark Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:46:57 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11558 Hey buddy, I noticed one of my filters said, "4ward2_bbaron". You know anything about that? :mrgreen: Hey buddy, I noticed one of my filters said, “4ward2_bbaron”. You know anything about that? :mrgreen:

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11559 Brown Baron Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:52:28 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11559 @Shankar: You're absolutely right buddy :mrgreen: <br /> @Mark: Erm .. must have been the "Blue Baron" yeah :mrgreen: @Shankar:
You’re absolutely right buddy :mrgreen:

@Mark:
Erm .. must have been the “Blue Baron” yeah :mrgreen:

]]> By: Bobby Revell http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11582 Bobby Revell Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:04:45 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11582 Wow, thank you Brown Baron! Another great reason to make sure I never miss a single post from you. I have really come to depend on your ability to help fellow bloggers with important information. I checked my filters and currently, I have none. Does this mean I am in the clear? :shock: Wow, thank you Brown Baron! Another great reason to make sure I never miss a single post from you. I have really come to depend on your ability to help fellow bloggers with important information. I checked my filters and currently, I have none. Does this mean I am in the clear? :shock:

]]> By: Opal Tribble http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11597 Opal Tribble Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:00:16 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11597 Thanks! I only use mine for Adsense but I'm going to check it out now. :-) Thanks!
I only use mine for Adsense but I’m going to check it out now. :-)

]]> By: Seiche http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11603 Seiche Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:04:36 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11603 Aw man... I think I got popped with this. Checking my filters, I found one that I never did anything with prior, and removed it. I sincerely hope nothing mailicious has happened... Thanks for this. Is Google ever planning on letting people know let alone what they plan to do? Aw man… I think I got popped with this. Checking my filters, I found one that I never did anything with prior, and removed it. I sincerely hope nothing mailicious has happened…

Thanks for this. Is Google ever planning on letting people know let alone what they plan to do?

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11611 Brown Baron Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:20:26 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11611 @Bobby: Haha you're in the clear :lol: <br /> @Opal: I think I check twice a day now lol. :mrgreen: <br /> @Seiche: Google will issue a statement once it's fixed. My guess is that they would have stayed quiet while trying to patch it, but the exploit was published so they have to acknowledge it sooner or later hehe. @Bobby:
Haha you’re in the clear :lol:

@Opal:
I think I check twice a day now lol. :mrgreen:

@Seiche:
Google will issue a statement once it’s fixed. My guess is that they would have stayed quiet while trying to patch it, but the exploit was published so they have to acknowledge it sooner or later hehe.

]]> By: Rose http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11639 Rose Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:19:49 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11639 I don't use Gmail but thank you for the heads up. There was just a warning released for Aol too. I don’t use Gmail but thank you for the heads up. There was just a warning released for Aol too.

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11661 Brown Baron Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:14:24 +0000 http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2007/09/27/gmail-flaw-leaves-your-email-open-to-anyone/#comment-11661 @Rose: For AOL too? We got too many exploits floating around heh. @Rose:
For AOL too? We got too many exploits floating around heh.

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