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Opera about to get hacked in Russia?

May 24, 2012 · by Espen André Øverdahl

Positive Hack Days

Positive Hack Days is an event taking place in Moscow, Russia. It is an event which brings together the elite of hackers in the world, thought leaders in the information security industry and representatives of the Internet community.

One part of Positive Hack Days is called Hack2own and Opera will be attempted to be hacked! This is a competition where hackers are allowed to demonstrate their skills in security analysis and hacking mobile devices (e. g. Apple iOS, Android), popular Internet browsers, and operating systems (skills in exploiting kernel vulnerabilities in current OS versions).

Will the hackers be successful in their attempt try to hack Opera? We'll be back with a coverage report later on how it went. Hopefully nothing happened.

Readers' comments 45

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  • ZimakFriday, May 25, 2012 11:39:29 AM

    http://stgetman.narod.ru/klukva.jpg?dur=1080 -

  • Mağruf ÇolakoğluFriday, May 25, 2012 11:40:10 AM

    ohh very nice and not possible hacking opera...

  • Sami SerolaFriday, May 25, 2012 12:06:31 PM

    Very interesting to hear how it goes. Hopefully Opera can't be hacked :up:

  • mubaidrFriday, May 25, 2012 12:45:28 PM

    :yes: ohh i mean :no:


    :lol:

  • digitalblaqFriday, May 25, 2012 12:49:28 PM

    I hack opera everytime i want to, it won't be the first!

  • hundredorzeroFriday, May 25, 2012 12:52:31 PM

    Let see what happens.

  • MaxFriday, May 25, 2012 12:57:38 PM

    I believe these guys will manage to *do something* to Opera. But I'm also sure that the Opera dev. team will fix the issue in no time to keep their browser safe.

  • Hallvord R. M. SteenFriday, May 25, 2012 1:00:00 PM

    I think the best hackers, given time and tools, can hack pretty much anything. We will indeed see what happens :smile:

  • Charles SchlossFriday, May 25, 2012 1:04:12 PM

    Originally posted by hallvors:

    I think the best hackers, given time and tools, can hack pretty much anything. We will indeed see what happens


    http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Yes.gif - I agree

    Opera has been said by many to be hte most secure, and for some banks it is to secure for them :bigsmile:

  • einszweidreivierFriday, May 25, 2012 1:06:52 PM

    We all hope that they will find a vulnerability before the bad guys do so. :-)

  • victor valeraFriday, May 25, 2012 1:16:21 PM

    What can be their benefit in trying to do that?Are they gonna crawl into every member's systems? :rolleyes: Let's just be watchful within the entire community's activities...:bigeyes:

  • slackwrdaveFriday, May 25, 2012 1:26:12 PM

    As one of Opera's strong points is security, Opera will be a tasty morsel for a hacker to try to bite. :chef:

  • ZodiusFriday, May 25, 2012 1:31:12 PM

    It'd be interesting to see how Opera fares against other browsers in this competition. Go, Opera! :knight:

  • praetor87Friday, May 25, 2012 3:01:02 PM

    Russians know how to hack it.

  • Char0nFriday, May 25, 2012 3:31:18 PM

    Opera team, keep my fingers crossed.

  • chocolatebaconwaffleFriday, May 25, 2012 3:49:14 PM

    So will they do anything else than hacking it? I mean will they change the browser or anything? And what does it prove if Opera gets hacked?

  • SteveKongFriday, May 25, 2012 3:51:57 PM

    Good news. I am really curious whether Opera can stand its ground. Actually I've missed serious attempts to hack Opera at previous events.

  • Andrés Felipe GómezFriday, May 25, 2012 4:07:53 PM

    It's true that Opera Software can be acquired by facebook? http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/45795/facebook-browser-opera-software-buyout...

    It's that true? if it's real... I can say, I must stop using opera forever

  • JoelFriday, May 25, 2012 4:25:08 PM

    Originally posted by afgomez84:

    It's true that Opera Software can be acquired by facebook? http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/45795/facebook-browser-opera-software-buyout...It%27s that true? if it's real... I can say, I must stop using opera forever



    I hope that's not true :worried:

    please use this button

  • Nahuel SanchezFriday, May 25, 2012 5:15:31 PM

    Some rumors say that facebook is interested in purchasing software operates? please! not sell our soul to the devil! can you confirms that rumors please?

  • praetor87Friday, May 25, 2012 5:43:59 PM

    Originally posted by afgomez84:

    It's true that Opera Software can be acquired by facebook? http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/45795/facebook-browser-opera-software-buyout...



    Opera's market share will increasing.

  • ZodiusFriday, May 25, 2012 6:14:26 PM

    Originally posted by profyeow:

    Some rumors say that facebook is interested in purchasing software operates? please! not sell our soul to the devil! can you confirms that rumors please?


    I do not think Google is going to sell its prized possession :devil:

  • roguecroceFriday, May 25, 2012 7:24:51 PM

    Anything can be 'hacked' I would thing. There are some very clever people out there who can do almost anything with software up to and including hack windows 7, and windows office 2012.

  • Ab.Razaque.keerioSaturday, May 26, 2012 3:12:40 AM

    :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :idea: :idea: :idea: :idea: :idea:

  • Ab.Razaque.keerioSaturday, May 26, 2012 3:13:00 AM

    :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :drunk: :drunk: :drunk: :drunk:

  • ErikSaturday, May 26, 2012 4:33:51 AM

    hacked: hope not

    sold to facebook: already pressed the nooooo button many times...

    good sites disappear due to copyright blah blah blah, rumor that Opera could belong to facebook, and Unite going the way of the dodo... surely a very bad quarter

  • sidta27Saturday, May 26, 2012 8:15:01 AM

    noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, please do not sell to facebook

  • logytechSaturday, May 26, 2012 11:31:21 AM

    if all of you notice or not.... the opera dev so long ago includes the facebook speedial as default on this browser...... and i no doubt it will include against speedial facebook on finale version 12. maybe the negotiation it up to the next level bro.....

  • DanielSaturday, May 26, 2012 8:00:03 PM

    Originally posted by tb1983:

    Hacked: We'll see. Be sure not to install the flash plugin - or is getting in through that against the rules of the game?


    "It is permitted to exploit the latest versions of typical third-party browser components in the third round: Adobe Flash Player (11.2.202.235), Adobe Reader (10.1.3), Java (7 update 4). The list of browsers for the third round is identical to the list for the second round."

  • SHIKHAR'' A DrEaMER GUY ''Sunday, May 27, 2012 5:05:38 AM

    i t all bakwaas!

  • mehnsa karmelSunday, May 27, 2012 9:41:52 AM

    :hi: :lol:

  • random414Sunday, May 27, 2012 12:22:20 PM

    Please, DO NOT let Facebook buy Opera! It would be an enormous mistake! :no:

    Think about what happened to Netscape after it was bought by AOL, it died and the buyers did not care at all!

  • loocidMonday, May 28, 2012 3:39:48 PM

    wont use opera if sell it to facebook :devil:

  • Budroedien MullerMonday, May 28, 2012 7:16:26 PM

    Don't sell opera to Facebook what a mistake!...

  • sandraMonday, May 28, 2012 7:52:08 PM

    dont even think of that.

  • ZodiusTuesday, May 29, 2012 2:37:22 PM

    Originally posted by BUDROEDIEN29:

    Don't sell opera to Facebook what a mistake!...


    Sigh... Chillax, people! :cool: Nobody is buying no-one!

  • slackwrdaveWednesday, May 30, 2012 1:07:02 AM

    Originally posted by AleksOD:

    Sigh... Chillax, people! Nobody is buying no-one!


    It's more fun to encourage a rumor. :lol: :bigsmile:

  • ZodiusWednesday, May 30, 2012 1:22:55 PM

    Originally posted by slackwrdave:

    It's more fun to encourage a rumor.


    I have to say that, quickly looking around the intertubes, I am slowly starting to believe the rumor... If it is indeed true, then we may as well kiss bye-bye to the desktop browser and prepare for all that compressed data from phones to be re-routed to FB servers for "better personalized advertising served to you right on your phone"...

  • StefanusThursday, May 31, 2012 5:03:30 PM

    What.. what is this? My life was beautiful before I heard about this rumor. Well, less crappy. Aarfggghh.....

  • Paulf666Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:52:53 PM

    Any results?

  • CoronaAdvancesSunday, June 3, 2012 12:26:12 AM

    I hope not, we love opera.

  • omensoTuesday, June 5, 2012 12:21:19 PM

    let see how it goes

  • solomon mekonnenWednesday, June 6, 2012 10:56:43 PM

    it must be lesson to safe gurd all openning ,untouch my love ' opera'

  • victor valeraThursday, June 7, 2012 12:12:13 AM

    i love opera!:up:

  • reiddecutiThursday, June 7, 2012 7:52:41 PM

    nothing on earth is in secure hand. Not a woman, not a damn soul is free. Not even opera is free from hackers. Opera shouldn't brag of themselves. They should pray the hackers shouldn't remember them.

About this article

Published inChoose Opera
DateMay 24, 2012
AuthorEspen André Øverdahl
TagsRussia, positive hack days, opera
OriginalInternet Archive

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