Comment Re:I'm sick fo CATCHA (Score 4, Insightful) 157
This only works for small sites. Certainly the Yahoos and Googles of the world can't rely on something that can be broken with 2 minutes of hacking.
Comment Re:REPATCHA strong? (Score 2, Informative) 157
This doesn't work because they distort the images different every time.
Submission + - Audio CAPTCHAs cracked; reCAPTCHA remains strong (arstechnica.com)
Falkkin writes: Ars Technica reports that audio CAPTCHAs consisting of only distorted digits or letters can be easy to crack using machine learning techniques. This includes most of the audio CAPTCHAs currently in use on the Web. The reCAPTCHA team has discussed their new audio CAPTCHA, which is resistant to this attack.
Submission + - MSU Student Faces Suspension for Spamming Profs (foxnews.com)
edmicman writes: "FOX News is reporting on a story about Michigan State University student who is facing suspension for bulk emailing a number of professors at the university:
A student government leader at Michigan State University could be facing suspension for sending a mass e-mail to professors about a proposed change to the school calendar — an e-mail that the university is labeling spam.
The article contains links to a copy of the original email, the allegations against the student, as well as the university's Email Acceptable Use Policy."
