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Australians Using Browser Replay Attacks to Get Cheap KFC

25 pointsby beatthatflight10 months ago

2 comments

ehnto10 months ago
Cheeky buggers.<p>I&#x27;m also aware of an attack&#x2F;exploit on carpark ticketing systems that people are using to get cheap parking.<p>I wouldn&#x27;t call it sophisticated but it does require an understanding of the system above your average punter.<p>But what is most interesting, is these kinds of exploits seem to be getting found by non-technical people, and while I see all the ways it is easy to trace the exploit back to them, they don&#x27;t and so to them it&#x27;s more akin to a videogame exploit. Ie: they can&#x27;t envision real world consequences from messing with a computer system.<p>In their defense, they have been getting away with it for two years now.
airbreather10 months ago
The ui of the website is such a steaming pile of doo doo (and the app is no better), they sort of ask to be exploited because it&#x27;s so painful to use.<p>I just tried to order delivery, because I never had and skipped dinner tonight, started at 9:45. By the time I managed to get an order together, with assorted difficulties, and was actually forced to accept receiving their &quot;opt in&quot; promo offers to be able to complete registration, it was after 10pm and deliveries were closed for the night.<p>I&#x27;m definitely trying to exploit them tomorrow after that experience.