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Trump social media site brought down by Iran hackers (htxt.co.za)

submitted 1 month ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Hours after the US airstrike on Iranian territory, Iranian-backed hackers took down US President Donald Trump’s social media platform.

Users were struggling to access Truth Social in the early morning following the alleged hack.

As the US continues to insert itself into the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, the US government believes more cyberattacks could happen.

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[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Define hacking.

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago (8 children)

I'd start with the following, and refine if necessary:

"Gaining unauthorized access to a protected computer resource by technical means."

Port scanning --> Not hacking because there isn't any access to resources gained*
Using default passwords that weren't changed --> Not hacking because the resource wasn't protected*
Sending spam --> Not hacking because there isn't any access to resources gained
Beating the admin with a wrench until he tells you the key --> Not hacking because it's not by technical means.
Accessing teacher SSN's published on the state website in the HTML --> Not hacking because the resource wasn't protected, and on the contrary was actively published**
Distributed denial of service attack --> Not hacking because there isn't any access to resources gained

* Those first two actually happened in 2001 here in Switzerland when the WEF visitors list was on a database server with default password, they had to let a guy (David S.) go free
** The governor and his idiot troupe eventually stopped their grandstanding and didn't file charges against Josh Renaud of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter, luckily

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Oh man.

My comment was intended to imply that the term "hacking" defies definition because it has been grossly overused and misconstrued over many decades.

Sure you might be able to convey what it means to you but of course it means different things to everyone else, with each definition being equally appropriate.

Er go, any discussion is one of semantics.

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You know my first instinct wast to reply with: "No."

Maybe I should have stuck with that. I had a feeling this would lead nowhere.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago

I had a feeling this would lead nowhere.

precisely the point I was trying to make.

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