Weak Password Brings 'Happiness' to Twitter Hacker

An 18-year-old hacker with a history of celebrity pranks has admitted to Monday’s hijacking of multiple high-profile Twitter accounts, including President-Elect Barack Obama’s, and the official feed for Fox News. The hacker, who goes by the handle GMZ, told Threat Level on Tuesday he gained entry to Twitter’s administrative control panel by pointing an automated […] An 18-year-old hacker with a hi

[mlhshino]

We should use strong passwords for every web apps.

[kgbu]

twitterがcrackされた原因は、管理者のパスワードの一つが'Happiness'だったためだとかいうありがちな話。人間の頭（記憶力）は一番破りやすいsecurity deviceの一つだわねぇ。