Google’s Gmail Captcha Cracked by Blackhat Spammers
I suppose we knew it would happen and I suppose Google must have know it would happen.
But, Google could not prevent it?
“Spammers have cracked the captcha mechanism Gmail uses to make sure you are a human before you can open an e-mail account, leading to a huge increase in the amount of spam sent from Gmail last month, security firm MessageLabs says.” - news.com
“The Gmail captcha problem was reported in late February by another security firm, Websense. Gmail is an attractive target for spammers because a Google account is free and offers access to a wide range of services. Also, Google domains are unlikely to be blacklisted, Websense says. - news.com
“Websense believes that from the spammers’ perspective, there are four main advantages to this approach. First, signing up for an account with Google allows access to its wide portfolio of services. Second, Google’s domains are unlikely to be blacklisted. Third, they are free to sign up. And fourth, it may be hard to keep track of them as millions of users worldwide are using various Google services on a regular basis. - Websense
Websense.com has a bunch of data and commentary on the Google captcha cracking traffic on their site.
Is breaking a captcha a punishable crime?
Someone said it’s the electronic equivilent of picking a lock.
Your thoughts?
Bompa
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