Strong Webmail $10,000 prize claimed, D’oh!

Posted on 04. Jun, 2009 by Eric Broze in Rants

Well it looks like Strong Webmail might not be that strong after all. According to The Industry Standard

On Thursday, a group of security researchers claimed to have won the contest, which challenged hackers to break into the Web mail account of StrongWebmail CEO Darren Berkovitz and report back details from his June 26 calendar entry.

The hackers, led by Secure Science Chief Scientist Lance James and security researchers Aviv Raff and Mike Bailey, provided details from Berkovitz’s calendar to IDG News Service. In an interview, Berkovitz confirmed those details were from his account.

However, Berkovitz could not confirm that the hackers had actually won the prize. He said he would need to check to confirm that the hackers had abided by the contest rules, adding, “if someone did it, we’ll kind of put our heads down,” he said.

It does not matter if they win the prize or not. The e-mail account was compromised, plain and simple. Bad P.R. for  Telesign.  The StrongWebmail CEO Darren Berkovitz should facepalm. D’oh

Tags: D'oh, funny, Security