Necromancer/White Wolf hacked

[loki44]

the White Wolf warehouse is less than a mile from my house as the crow flies.
literally across 78.

Really? Didn't know that. Do they have a sign up or is it one of those anonymous warehouses? You're not responsible for this are you?

 

[Nac_Mac_Feegle]

the White Wolf warehouse is less than a mile from my house as the crow flies.

literally across 78.


Angelsboi used to go dumpster diving around the back of it for the stuff they threw out.

Dont suppose you fancy nipping over there and checking on Ashrams Order for him? If they are a bit busy, you could stick it in the post for him to

If you have had any dealing, at all, with White Wolf, Necromancer or Judges Guild, no matter how long ago, Just assume your password has been compromised, and make sure that what you use today isnt remotely like what you may have used in the past.

As for Credit Cards, most are covered from fraud these days, but if your ultra-paranoid, request a new one from your bank, though I doubt it would come to that

Feegle Out

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

Dont suppose you fancy nipping over there and checking on Ashrams Order for him? If they are a bit busy, you could stick it in the post for him to

I'm good! According to FedEX, my order should arrive today.

Angelsboi used to go dumpster diving around the back of it for the stuff they threw out.

Awesome! Did he ever find anything good?

 

[diaglo]

Awesome! Did he ever find anything good?

he had some much reclaimed stuff he ran out of room to store it.

 

[WingOver]

Who extorts money from a company that really doesn't have that much?

I wouldn't be surprised if it was an organized group of criminals, just spamming threats to any and all sites they've managed to hack. They probably don't know a thing about the RPG business, just trying to extort money from their victims.

 

[Raloc]

Not to be snarky as such but... "the correct terminology" is determined by whom? Hackers and crackers can call themselves what they like, but it doesn't necessarily follow that it's improper for people not to form and use their own definitions, even if largely incorrect. In this case, however, there is no real need to draw a distinction because it is clear from the context that they are not implying that all who enjoy delving into the intricacies of computers are responsible.

Use of the word "hackers" as a derogatory term applied to those people that go around compromising systems and destroying data/stealing etc. is generally frowned upon by those people that originally coined the term, which referred basically to programmers and hobbyists that modified hardware/software for their own purposes.

"Crackers" would be the term to use when referring to those people that solely compromise systems/destroy data/steal whatever. The use of "hacker" to describe these people is a bit of a misnomer left over from the days when kids were being busted for breaking into telco switching stations and the like. The actions of said users were demonized and the term "hackers" was used to describe anyone that fits the description of a "cracker" rather. So, old timers tend to get their feathers ruffled when people use the term "hacker" incorrectly.

 

[diaglo]

So, old timers tend to get their feathers ruffled when people use the term "hacker" incorrectly.

and old time white southerners get in a ruffle when people use the term cracker incorrectly.

 

[Jonny Nexus]

Use of the word "hackers" as a derogatory term applied to those people that go around compromising systems and destroying data/stealing etc. is generally frowned upon by those people that originally coined the term, which referred basically to programmers and hobbyists that modified hardware/software for their own purposes.

"Crackers" would be the term to use when referring to those people that solely compromise systems/destroy data/steal whatever. The use of "hacker" to describe these people is a bit of a misnomer left over from the days when kids were being busted for breaking into telco switching stations and the like. The actions of said users were demonized and the term "hackers" was used to describe anyone that fits the description of a "cracker" rather. So, old timers tend to get their feathers ruffled when people use the term "hacker" incorrectly.

Unfortunately, that's not the way the English language works. Unlike some other languages - such as French, where you have an academy of experts who decide what each word means and invent new words as required - the meaning of words in English is decided by usage.

i.e. If people use a word to mean a particular thing, then that is what it means.

This is why the full OED (Oxford English Dictionary) relies on quotations from publications to define words (as opposed to the editors at the OED attempting to write definitions of what they think words *should* mean).

The upshot of this is that the meanings of words change over time.

For example, the word "autobiography" is currently defined as a biography written by its subject. However, you will often see quotes from pop stars, footballers and so along the lines of: "That's so-in-so, he's the guy who wrote my autobiography."

(i.e. It was marketed as an autobiography, with the celebrity's name on the cover, but was actually written by a ghost-writer - and said celebrity is either so honest, or so stupid, that they quite happily "let the [non]secret out of the bag).

So my theory is that in fifty years time, the dictionary definition for "autobiography" will have changed to:

"A biography written either by, or with the permission of, its subject."

(i.e. it will have the same meaning as "authorised biography").

It will be wrong in my opinion, but if enough people use a word wrongly, then wrong becomes right.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Got an EMail from WW yesterday. Damn, I wish I could remember what username and password I used on the site. I really don't want to have to go change passwords on every site I visit, since I use about 3-4 different variations of names and currently have between 10-15 different passwords.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

Got an EMail from WW yesterday. Damn, I wish I could remember what username and password I used on the site. I really don't want to have to go change passwords on every site I visit, since I use about 3-4 different variations of names and currently have between 10-15 different passwords.

Luckily for me the last time I used WW, I forgot my password, and they sent me one of those randomly determined ones. So I know with certainty that the password they might get from my account is totally unique.