U-Alan Pope, owayengumphathi wobunjiniyela kanye nomphakathi kwa-Canonical, uphawule igagasi elisha lokuhlaselwa okubhekiswe kubasebenzisi bekhathalogi yohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Snap Store. Esikhundleni sokubhalisa ama-akhawunti amasha, abahlaseli sebeqalile ukuthenga ama-domain aphelelwe yisikhathi abhalwe kumakheli e-imeyili abathuthukisi be-Snap ababhalisiwe. Ngemva kokuthenga i-domain, abahlaseli baqondisa kabusha ithrafikhi ye-imeyili kuseva yabo futhi, sebethole ukulawula ikheli le-imeyili, baqala inqubo yokutakula iphasiwedi ekhohliwe ukuze bafinyelele i-akhawunti.
Ngokulawula i-akhawunti ekhona, abahlaseli bangathumela izibuyekezo ezinonya kuzinhlelo zokusebenza ezishicilelwe ngaphambilini, ezithembekile, bedlula ukuhlolwa okuthuthukisiwe okusetshenziswa kubasebenzisi abasha futhi bagweme ukungezwa kwamalebula esixwayiso kumaphrojekthi amasha. U-Alan Pope ukhombe okungenani izizinda ezimbili (enstorewise.tech kanye ne-vagueentertainment.com) ezithengwe abahlaseli ukuze bantshontshe ama-akhawunti, kodwa kukholakala ukuthi kunezinye izimo eziningi ezinjalo.
Esikhathini esidlule, abahlaseli bazikhawulela ekubhaliseni ama-akhawunti abo kanye nokushicilela amaphakheji anonya azenza akhiwe ngokusemthethweni kwesofthiwe ethandwayo noma asebenzise amagama afana namaphakheji akhona (typosquatting). Ngenxa yalokho, i-Canonical yethule ukuqinisekiswa ngesandla kwamagama amaphakheji amasha athunyelwe ku-Snap Store okokuqala. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, abasabalalisi be-malware bagxile kakhulu ekuthumeleni amaphakheji okuqala, ukuwakhuthaza ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, futhi ekugcineni bashicilele isibuyekezo esinonya esizama ukugwema ukuhlolwa okuzenzakalelayo nezihlungi ze-Snap Store.
Manje i-vector yokuhlasela isishintshele ekuthengeni kabusha izizinda eziphelelwe yisikhathi, njengoba indawo yokugcina i-Snap Store ingazange isebenzise ukuhlolwa kokufaneleka. amagama esizinda, esetshenziswa kumakheli e-imeyili. Ngonyaka odlule, indawo yokugcina i-PyPI (Python Package Index) ihlangabezane nenkinga efanayo, imaka ngokuzenzakalelayo amakheli e-imeyili anezizinda eziphelelwe yisikhathi njengangaqinisekisiwe. Amakheli e-imeyili anjalo angaphezu kuka-1800 avinjelwe ku-PyPI.
Source: opennet.ru
