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Classmates: Hacked, or Poor Proctoring?

Quick update: Either Classmates.com was hacked, or nobody over there is paying the least attention to user activity. Textual obscenities and dirty pitchers abound; those with strong stomachs may see it for the time being here. I’m divided as to whether I should alert them to it. There are 17,000 Lane alumni in the system [...]

Was Classmates.com Hacked?

Something very weird is going on here: I’ve gotten a scattering of emails in the last 18 hours from Classmates.com. Nothing new in that, except that these are obviously fakes, albeit very convincing fakes. The subject line for the first is: “You are invited to the Naked Fest with Lane Technical High School.” The From: [...]