Dear Hacker,
It’s been awhile since we last spoke. How are things? Remember when we watched “Wargames” and chuckled over the fact that Matthew Broderick was able to do VOIP over a 2600 baud modem? Tears of mirth and laughter still fill my eyes when I think about it…
I saw your handy work on one of my client’s sites on Network Solutions. Seems you were able to hack hundreds of WordPress sites (http://blog.sucuri.net/2010/04/details-on-network-solutions-wordpress.html). It didn’t take me long to see what you did, trying to insert iFrames in the SITE_URL row of the wp database. Very cute.. too bad it didn’t work the way you wanted (FYI, adding an iframe tag to a stylesheet link doesn’t produce the expected behaviour. Silly hacker! Next time, you should grep a replacement for “http” instead. Well, I suppose that’s what happens when you go ahead and hacks the netz without first consulting an SEO. (There’s very little money in CPM when it doesn’t convert, and your blank malware landing page didn’t work on my Mac.. to my chagrin).
Oh hacker.. When will you learn? This type of hack is not gonna get Angelina Jolie despite the quality of your rollerblades…
I know you read somewhere that Black Hat SEO is just like hacking, and you can make lots of money that way.. Well, let me tell you something. Black Hat SEOs aren’t hackers.. They’re porn affiliate webmasters! They’re clever, but they’re not criminals. Breaking Google’s guidlines isn’t the same as breaking the law… a differentiation that you haven’t quite ascertained yet.
Anyway, i’m glad we had this little talk. We’ve been through a lot together, you and I. It seems like just yesterday when you hacked my cgi guestbook for about half an hour in ’96. It took me a whole 15 minutes to find the JavaScript injection, you cheeky devil (semi colon+bracket smiley face).
Well, good talking at ya. We should get together sometime so you can talk in l33t and I can make fun of you…
Just like old times..