Posts Tagged ‘hackers’



Hackers Send Out Fake Death Tweets!

June 30th, 2009

Hackers have been sending out fake death tweets of famous people like Britney Spears.  Although the matter has been revolved already, (what seems to be caused by TwitPic) it’s interesting to note that Twitter has the power to spread false rumors as much as real ones.

Twitpic fixed this vulnerability by Monday and in an apology letter explained that the hackers tried every PIN combination possible until one worked. Now, Twitpic says a “fix has been put in place to prevent this from happening,” and that less than 10 users were affected by the hack and “no account information was compromised.”

via cnet

Twitter Library Available for Make Controller Hackers!

May 6th, 2009

Make Controller is a 32-bit ATMEGA-based microcontroller you can build cool robots with, someone has created a Twitter library so you can make Twitter apps on the fly, check it out here.

via make

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Twitter Hack – How to Make a Tweeting Cat Door!

April 8th, 2009

More and more hackers and engineers are learning the value of  Twitter’s microblogging platform and this Tweeting Cat Door is another such great feat that will update you the status of your cat door.  Whether your cat is leaving town or coming home with his/her friends, you will be sure to be tweeted if they go through the cat door.

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Here’s a screenshot of the updates on the Tweeting Cat Door, you can follow @GusAndPenny.

Each cat has a small RFID tag on the collar. When a cat is in the close proximity of the door, a small RFID reader reads the tag and if the cat is authorized, a servo will unlock the cat door. The RFID reader and the servo controller are connected to an old laptop. The software on the laptop is written in Delphi and for each “cat door event” is sending a Twitter message and a picture to twitter.com

via diy blog