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Security meets adult content
Whoever thought that smart hackers would be able to trick gullible computer users into entering CAPTCHA codes--the codes used to make sure that a person is real--to remove clothing from the image of a model? Well, that's the latest technique that bets computer users will trade security for nudity on the screen. Trend Micro, a security company, has detected this trick to get computer users to enter their code, in order to see a scantily clad "Melissa" take off some of her clothing. However, to see the model strut her stuff, users must identify the letters hidden within a CAPTCHA. "Input the letters correctly, press 'go,' and 'Melissa' reveals more of herself," said security researcher Roderick Ordonez on the Trend Micro blog. This sounds like an old trick used in a new way.
For more on this story:
- see this InformationWeek article
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