DrGravitas Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Two radio stations were hacked to play furry sex discussion podcasts on repeat for about 90 minutes. The "hacked" equiptment is believed to have been left in default configurations and with at least 2 of the passwords guessed being only 6 characters long. Discuss. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaende Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) On the one hand, I hope they improve their security. On the other hand, that's hilarious. Edited April 8, 2016 by Xaende 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Guessing a weak password isn't exactly 'hacking', is it? I think this is pretty funny though. :3 Let us be thankful that the people who commandeered the station chose to broadcast awkward furry love instead of propaganda of the Islamic state, or some other dastardly material. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArielMT Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Welcome to the world of Internet appliances, where if it isn't secure by default, then it isn't secure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) I'm just imagining some poor bastard on his commute listening to shit wondering what the fuck he was listening to. rip EDIT: lol "furry sex podcast". Anyone know the exact audio/show that was used? I wanna listen to it so I can laugh and then feel bad. Edited April 8, 2016 by PastryOfApathy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 6 minutes ago, PastryOfApathy said: I'm just imagining some poor bastard on his commute listening to shit wondering what the fuck he was listening to. rip Trapped in his car, he reaches to the radio to change the channel, but finds that the dials and buttons have become jammed. The traffic is heavy and his car draws to a stop; it's gridlock and there is no escape, but he...doesn't seem to mind. He doesn't want to, but he can't help it; he's actually enjoying it. 10 minutes later he is desperately pawing and crying. He will never go back. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onnes Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) 34 minutes ago, PastryOfApathy said: EDIT: lol "furry sex podcast". Anyone know the exact audio/show that was used? I wanna listen to it so I can laugh and then feel bad. The audio was apparently from furcast.fm EDIT: the exact stream used appears to be http://stream.xbn.fm/xbn-fc-archive (obviously NSFW) Edited April 8, 2016 by Onnes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 40 minutes ago, Onnes said: The audio was apparently from furcast.fm EDIT: the exact stream used appears to be http://stream.xbn.fm/xbn-fc-archive (obviously NSFW) You know the exact uh, "episode"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless/Nameless Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vae Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I am disappointed that two of these broadcasts were in Colorado, and yet I don't listen to enough radio to have run across either of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 What do you even say to such a thing? Oh murr? They were just being silly murry purry furries? Well, that's another strike for the fandom? Where do I sign up? Oh wow this is just too good! Stay classy, furries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strongbob Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 3 hours ago, DrGravitas said: Two radio stations were hacked to play furry sex discussion podcasts on repeat for about 90 minutes. The "hacked" equiptment is believed to have been left in default configurations and with at least 2 of the passwords guessed being only 6 characters long. Discuss. I approve of this message. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGravitas Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 12 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said: What do you even say to such a thing? Oh murr? They were just being silly murry purry furries? Well, that's another strike for the fandom? Where do I sign up? Oh wow this is just too good! Stay classy, furries. I feel like it's no more likely that the perpetrator(s) was a furry than they weren't. Clearly, they intended to embarrass the stations with vulgar and sexual content. It maybe that they were furries who chose familiar content, but it could easily be that the podcast simply provided an easily attainable selection of the content they wanted. Would be nice if they caught them and we could find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 8 minutes ago, DrGravitas said: I feel like it's no more likely that the perpetrator(s) was a furry than they weren't. Clearly, they intended to embarrass the stations with vulgar and sexual content. It maybe that they were furries who chose familiar content, but it could easily be that the podcast simply provided an easily attainable selection of the content they wanted. Would be nice if they caught them and we could find out. Well furry porn talk has that extra "wtf" factor to it that like Howard Stern or something doesn't have. Also it's infinitely more niche. Only thing I can think of that would be worse would be like a brony tulpa fucking podcast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onnes Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 1 hour ago, PastryOfApathy said: You know the exact uh, "episode"? Since the hackers pulled from that archive stream, I'm having trouble finding anyone that can conclusively pin down what exactly ended up going over the air. (I'm assuming the archive stream would kick in at an essentially random episode? I'm at work so I can't check.) One poster on Ars identified this one:https://furcast.fm/episodes/fc-224/ (NSFW) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troj Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I do feel genuinely bad for FurCast, but besides that, I find this amusing as hell. I can only imagine how the average Texan or Breckenridgean tried to parse the contents of that podcast. The very thought has me in stitches. Describing FurCast as a "vulgar furry sex podcast" positively screams "double standard," though. I started listening to episode 224 this morning, and aside from the actual obscenities, the sexual jokes and innuendos were roughly equivalent to things I've heard from morning deejays, or at the most, Howard Stern. Maybe I just haven't gotten to the really raunchy part yet, but really, anyone who's shocked by the content has clearly never been around 20-something-year-old guys, especially gay or bi ones. Anytime a radio deejay makes a sexual or "adult" comment or joke, we should just describe their whole schtick as "sexual" or "vulgar," just to be fair. I think that would be pretty instructive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArielMT Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) Furries tend to be far less prudish than FCC-sanctioned society at large, thus all furry podcasts automatically default to being sex talk podcasts. I bet dollars to donuts FurCast was chosen precisely because it's an uncensored furry stream that has a CDN big enough to support hijacking for widespread pirate broadcasting. Also, FurCast's statement. Edited April 8, 2016 by ArielMT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) 4 minutes ago, ArielMT said: Furries tend to be far less prudish than FCC-sanctioned society at large, thus all furry podcasts automatically default to being sex talk podcasts. I bet dollars to donuts FurCast was chosen precisely because it's an uncensored furry stream that has a CDN big enough to support hijacking for widespread pirate broadcasting. Also, FurCast's statement. ...Odd use of the word 'wherein'. 'Wherein it is marked for'. 'Which is marked as' would have been better. I wonder whether the publicity will increase FurCast's traffic. Edited April 8, 2016 by Saxon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewalk Surfboard Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Oh man that's perfect 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazerMaster5 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Chances are, it probably was just a bunch of bored 14 year olds with some tech and free time. Who else would hijack the airwaves to play furry sex podcasts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 54 minutes ago, LazerMaster5 said: Who else would hijack the airwaves to play furry sex podcasts? Furries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelwell Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 3 hours ago, PastryOfApathy said: Furries. Dun dun dun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 The BBC picked the story up: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35995893 and posted some nice furry butt pics, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PheagleAdler Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 On 4/8/2016 at 1:46 PM, Troj said: I do feel genuinely bad for FurCast, but besides that, I find this amusing as hell. I can only imagine how the average Texan or Breckenridgean tried to parse the contents of that podcast. The very thought has me in stitches. Describing FurCast as a "vulgar furry sex podcast" positively screams "double standard," though. I started listening to episode 224 this morning, and aside from the actual obscenities, the sexual jokes and innuendos were roughly equivalent to things I've heard from morning deejays, or at the most, Howard Stern. Maybe I just haven't gotten to the really raunchy part yet, but really, anyone who's shocked by the content has clearly never been around 20-something-year-old guys, especially gay or bi ones. Anytime a radio deejay makes a sexual or "adult" comment or joke, we should just describe their whole schtick as "sexual" or "vulgar," just to be fair. I think that would be pretty instructive. I guess I can't take Ars Technica seriously then. I asked them if I don't sensor my speech, does it count as sex? They haven't responded yet, but I am curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strongbob Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 5 minutes ago, Saxon said: The BBC picked the story up: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35995893 and posted some nice furry butt pics, too. I approve of gratuitous furry butt pics in international media! LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PheagleAdler Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Just now, Strongbob said: I approve of gratuitous furry butt pics in international media! LOL Maybe that turns them on, that's why they posted it. It's the British Butt Corporation. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 16 minutes ago, Saxon said: and posted some nice furry butt pics, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelwell Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 3 hours ago, PheagleAdler said: Maybe that turns them on, that's why they posted it. It's the British Butt Corporation. The British Butt Corporation, all we broadcast, is ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 14 minutes ago, PastryOfApathy said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onnes Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Saxon said: The BBC picked the story up: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35995893 and posted some nice furry butt pics, too. They also posted this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Just now, Onnes said: They also posted this Bear-Breast Corporation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Onnes said: They also posted this Doesn't that...thing have like a Russian dude in it? Edited April 10, 2016 by PastryOfApathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onnes Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 1 minute ago, PastryOfApathy said: Doesn't that...thing have like a Russian dude in it? I think so, unless I'm remembering a similar suit. It's sufficiently creepy either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArielMT Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 8 minutes ago, Onnes said: They also posted this It sort of looks like Rebecca Cunningham welcoming people to an F1 race. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onnes Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 1 minute ago, ArielMT said: It sort of looks like Rebecca Cunningham welcoming people to an F1 race. I had to google that. It certainly looks like the google image search results of Rebecca Cunningham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 21 minutes ago, Onnes said: They also posted this why are her hands so gross looking?? also the fur has an overall quality that makes me question whether or not the fur came that way or if it's just dirty as fuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Just now, 6tails said: That's a pretty old suit. I guess that makes sense, but it looks less like it's just been worn a lot and more like it just hasn't been taken care of at the very least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 So uh, yeah, anyone find the episode yet? I want to laugh and feel bad, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augmented Husky Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I found this quote from Furcast particularly amusing especially for the nature of who they spread the content to with the hack "We have no interest in being discovered by a mainstream audience." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArielMT Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 5 minutes ago, Augmented Husky said: found this quote from Furcast particularly amusing especially for the nature of who they spread the content to with the hack "We have no interest in being discovered by a mainstream audience." The context of "mainstream audience" is in contrast to "niche audience," which, let's face it, the furry fandom is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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