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  2. Comment on How do you feel about where you live? in ~talk

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    I’m frustrated by the ridiculously high cost of living. I don’t know how much longer I can put up with it. It clouds almost every positive thing about living in Los Angeles.

    I’m frustrated by the ridiculously high cost of living. I don’t know how much longer I can put up with it. It clouds almost every positive thing about living in Los Angeles.

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  3. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    That’s definitely a fair assumption. If you had asked me the same question immediately after I posted the initial question, we both know what my answer would have been 😉 But yeah. I was heated...

    That’s definitely a fair assumption. If you had asked me the same question immediately after I posted the initial question, we both know what my answer would have been 😉

    But yeah. I was heated then. I’m wayyyyy calmer now. Maybe she’ll come around later, but I eventually realized that this isn’t the hill I want to die on so I let it go.

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  4. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    Oh I have no intention of bringing this information to her. But have you ever been in a situation where you’re pretty sure you know something, the other person is convinced you’re an idiot so you...

    Oh I have no intention of bringing this information to her. But have you ever been in a situation where you’re pretty sure you know something, the other person is convinced you’re an idiot so you start second guessing yourself?

    All of this is purely for my sanity. I just needed to know that I wasn’t as dumb as she was implying.

  5. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    I appreciate your response. I was worried that I was on the wrong track because I’ve never worried about this stuff beyond making sure my personal accounts are secure. Apparently there’s hope for...

    I appreciate your response. I was worried that I was on the wrong track because I’ve never worried about this stuff beyond making sure my personal accounts are secure. Apparently there’s hope for me yet.

  6. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    That’s what another user mentioned. Reddit’s CSS is sanitized while voat’s is not. It seems, on voat, there’s some vulnerability to the kind of attack this person I’m talking with alluded to. But...

    That’s what another user mentioned. Reddit’s CSS is sanitized while voat’s is not. It seems, on voat, there’s some vulnerability to the kind of attack this person I’m talking with alluded to. But the same does not appear to apply to reddit if I understood correctly.

    I’ll take a stab at reading the API. I might nope out since the majority of comp stuff I have experience with is setting up networking bullshit like personal servers and smart appliances around my apartment.

  7. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    Thank you for your thoughtful response. I could kind of see where she’s coming from now in a very global sense. For example, yes it’s possible I could get kicked in the face by a horse tomorrow...

    Thank you for your thoughtful response. I could kind of see where she’s coming from now in a very global sense. For example, yes it’s possible I could get kicked in the face by a horse tomorrow and die. However, multiple events would need to take place first in order for that to happen. Those events could come to pass. But realistically, will they happen? Probably not.

  8. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    Thank you soooo much for responding. I just couldn’t see the admins leaving that huge of a security hole and with no attempts to exploit it. Like why go through the trouble of breaking federal...

    Thank you soooo much for responding. I just couldn’t see the admins leaving that huge of a security hole and with no attempts to exploit it. Like why go through the trouble of breaking federal laws to get someone’s password when you can just use the wiki and leave the FBI out of it?

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  9. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    Ugh they got my Netflix account and then changed the language to Spanish. That was a fucked up day.

    Ugh they got my Netflix account and then changed the language to Spanish. That was a fucked up day.

  10. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    Thanks for humoring my newbie mod/IT questions lol.

    Thanks for humoring my newbie mod/IT questions lol.

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  11. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    Do you have any knowledge of sql injections? Can they be used on the wiki or sidebar f you’re not a mod. (I wish I knew enough about this to know whether I’m even phrasing this question correctly)

    Do you have any knowledge of sql injections? Can they be used on the wiki or sidebar f you’re not a mod.

    (I wish I knew enough about this to know whether I’m even phrasing this question correctly)

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  12. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    This honestly sounds like music to my ears. I can think of so many hated subreddits that would have been hacked ad nauseum if the exploit she was referring to actually worked. If I had the stomach...

    This honestly sounds like music to my ears. I can think of so many hated subreddits that would have been hacked ad nauseum if the exploit she was referring to actually worked. If I had the stomach for it I’d post on voat and all the chans cuz they love fucking with redditers and SJW subreddits. They would have figured it out by now.

  13. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    I said something along those lines to her and I followed it up with me using the wiki tab for rules is the same as putting the rules in the sidebar. But since it’s another tab “I’ve created...

    I said something along those lines to her and I followed it up with me using the wiki tab for rules is the same as putting the rules in the sidebar. But since it’s another tab “I’ve created another access point for hackers”

  14. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    This is pretty much the only method I’ve heard of. Something that 2FA can almost eliminate. But she’s told everyone that I’m wrong and I’ve created another access point for hackers by putting...

    This is pretty much the only method I’ve heard of. Something that 2FA can almost eliminate. But she’s told everyone that I’m wrong and I’ve created another access point for hackers by putting rules in the wiki 🤷🏾‍♀️

  15. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    Yeah that’s the part that has me so frustrated. It’s just not a known vulnerability otherwise so many subreddits would have been the target of people they ban for starters. Every time a subreddit...

    Yeah that’s the part that has me so frustrated. It’s just not a known vulnerability otherwise so many subreddits would have been the target of people they ban for starters. Every time a subreddit is taken over from the outside, it’s always been as a result of a stolen mod password.

    I’m even more salty that she keeps saying that because I added the sub rules to the wiki, I created another access point for hackers.

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  16. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    This is exactly how I feel. She didn’t mention an exploit. At least she didn’t mention one that made any sense to me. She just feels hackers have the ability to access mod tools through the wiki...

    This is exactly how I feel. She didn’t mention an exploit. At least she didn’t mention one that made any sense to me. She just feels hackers have the ability to access mod tools through the wiki or sidebar. She did mention malicious script and SQL injection as options but I still don’t understand how hackers could use them on the wiki.

    Since my knowledge is above basic and in no way as advanced as some of the folks who hang out here, I was hoping someone already knew what kind of exploit she was trying to explain to me.

  17. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    I appreciate the reply regardless. She mentioned script attacks through the wiki or sidebar displayed on the website. I don’t know how you can put an executable code into either of those places...

    I appreciate the reply regardless. She mentioned script attacks through the wiki or sidebar displayed on the website. I don’t know how you can put an executable code into either of those places without a password. I’m kinda going around in circles trying to figure out how that would work.

  18. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    Oh this looks close to some of the stuff she was saying about script attacks. Ok so she enabled automod and I added the rules to the wiki. She’s frustrated and wants me to only use the sidebar and...

    Oh this looks close to some of the stuff she was saying about script attacks. Ok so she enabled automod and I added the rules to the wiki. She’s frustrated and wants me to only use the sidebar and not put anything into the wiki because the wiki can be used in a script attack. I told her that if the wiki can be used then the sidebar can be used therefore it makes no difference if I use the wiki or not.

    It mostly devolved into “you’re creating another access point for hackers” from there...

    Edit: forgot word

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  19. Comment on Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites in ~comp

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    She really doesn’t have any proof. The articles she posted as proof of hackers’ abilities mentioned SQL injection and script attacks. As far as I can see, neither of those can be used if you only...

    She really doesn’t have any proof. The articles she posted as proof of hackers’ abilities mentioned SQL injection and script attacks. As far as I can see, neither of those can be used if you only have access to reading a wiki.

    She insists the subreddit can be hacked through the wiki or sidebar whether or not you have a mod password. My position is that you cannot make any changes to a subreddit unless you have mod or admin credentials.

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  20. Need help dispelling myths about how hackers access websites

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    I hope I’m posting this in the correct place. I’ve been having a disagreement with someone over the abilities of hackers. I kinda hope Deimorz pops in because he wrote automod. I said that the...

    I hope I’m posting this in the correct place. I’ve been having a disagreement with someone over the abilities of hackers. I kinda hope Deimorz pops in because he wrote automod.

    I said that the only way for someone to gain access to a subreddit to make changes is if they steal a moderator’s account password or they are added to the mod team. The person I’m having a disagreement with believes that adding text to the wiki for users to view (like the extensive wiki r/skincareaddiction has) would make it easier for hackers to insert malicious code in order to gain access to the sub. This person also mentioned being able to change the subreddit through browser tools. She insists the sidebar and wiki are potential access points for scripting attacks. Automod just so happens to be enabled which is why I mentioned Deimorz.

    I’m not an IT professional. My brothers currently are which helped me learn most of what I know. I’ve supplemented that over the years with whatever info I came across online. What she’s saying sounds like crazy town to me. But since I’m not a hacker, is there a way to use the sidebar or wiki area to hack into a subreddit?

    Thanks in advance to anyone who pities me by providing a detailed answer to this thinly veiled request to help me win an internet argument 🙇🏾‍♀️.

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