Blu-raydisc.com hacked, redirects to HD DVD Promo site
Update: Seems to be fixed now -- 'twas fun while it lasted!
[Thanks, Tom]
Update: Seems to be fixed now -- 'twas fun while it lasted!
[Thanks, Tom]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
steedums @ Dec 21st 2007 4:37PM
i guess it is a real war. the website is the first thing to go
mcrexx @ Dec 21st 2007 4:38PM
That's just pathetic. Don't these people have anything better to do?
Seth A @ Dec 21st 2007 5:10PM
Alright, your turn Blu. *Ding Ding*
HD4ME @ Dec 21st 2007 6:45PM
Come on it's a bit of humor, I think thats quite hilarious.
domerdel @ Dec 21st 2007 4:39PM
holy crap
Andrew @ Dec 21st 2007 4:41PM
I think its great lol... you guys sure they're not just giving up and its apart of the migration efforts?
Dave @ Dec 21st 2007 4:42PM
overflowing with awesomeness.
Jason @ Dec 21st 2007 4:47PM
PS3 smacktards talk a pretty good game, lets see if their hacking skills are up to the task of doing something similar with the HD DVD site. Game on.
abcd @ Dec 21st 2007 4:50PM
desperate actions
Nfinity @ Dec 21st 2007 5:02PM
LOL!!!!
mainstream consumers, hackers, pretty much everyone obviously favor HD DVD.. this is so funny when promotional website for DRM infested format gets hacked.. Talk about security :)
domerdel @ Dec 21st 2007 5:06PM
FTP is oldschool, unfortunatley, there's no DRM in the interweb (unless it's online video or music). Oh well, i'm a blu fan, but i thought it was somewhat humorous.
Tom @ Dec 21st 2007 5:12PM
Hmm. Universal titles when visiting the BDA site? Foreshadowing? :P
Gunegune @ Dec 21st 2007 5:13PM
It's fixed now.
Region Free HD @ Dec 21st 2007 5:14PM
Who's to say they didn't do it themselves as a publicity stunt? Free press, plus it makes the other side look like fanatics.
Tom @ Dec 21st 2007 5:17PM
You don't have to look far to find fanatics on both sides. A good number post here, particularly ones who were banned/suspended from AVS.
Region Free HD @ Dec 21st 2007 6:03PM
The sad thing is, if (IF) it was a rabid HD DVD fan, they've pretty much only succeeded in driving more traffic to that site.
andyj @ Dec 21st 2007 5:22PM
Guess I missed it ... works fine for me. Funny though!
Greg @ Dec 21st 2007 5:25PM
Already fixed, but relayed by the news, it'll show clearly who's desperate and obviosuy upset to be the loer in this "war" ;)
Having a field day laughing about this even on Blu-Ray.com, given how sad and pathetic some HD DVDs fans can be ;)
John B @ Dec 21st 2007 5:26PM
I don't know what's worse: the fact that this only looks badly on the HD DVD crowd or the fact that whoever sent in the screen shot still uses Internet Explorer.
:)
speedz @ Dec 21st 2007 5:44PM
It got re-hacked it appears. Redirects to HDDVD site again...
mntwister @ Dec 21st 2007 5:41PM
I guess hd-dvd fanboys need something to do while they wait for a few decent movies to come out. How childish.
TrentD @ Dec 21st 2007 9:50PM
You're right. Transformers, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Kingdom, Battlestar Galactica, Harry Potter, those all suck. Spiderman 3, now that's a great movie ::rolleyes::
:)
Come on, it's a bit of good fun. I'd have gotten a chuckle if the reverse happened.
Eddie @ Dec 21st 2007 5:42PM
I condemn this action, no matter how funny it is. And really, if you think about it, it's hilarious. It's just not called for.
-HD DVD owner
pacothetaco25 @ Dec 21st 2007 5:46PM
its actually still hd-dvd
Master Devwi @ Dec 21st 2007 5:50PM
You say it is fixed now, but it isn't. Did they re-hack it?
"I was once a DVD player the same as your father. Before the dark times. Before the Format Wars."
h0mi @ Dec 21st 2007 9:13PM
Thats the best quote evar.
shawnmos @ Dec 21st 2007 6:04PM
This is quite humorous indeed.
piXeL_ShiFter @ Dec 21st 2007 6:08PM
Not fixed ... not fixed at all.
John Drinkwater @ Dec 21st 2007 6:11PM
What is funnier: The person that got the screengrab uses IE7!
JBDragon @ Dec 21st 2007 6:22PM
As of 3:17PM PST it's still not working. I click on the US and I'm still waiting for something to happen. It's down. I think it's pretty funny myself. The DRM infested format gets its web page hacked. Bet ya they've been waiting for the right time to do it. The Weekend before Christmas, To late, to early, or just about right?
mntwister @ Dec 21st 2007 6:24PM
LOL, this is funny, but I guess hd-dvd needs all the promotion it can get....so it was a good try, I must admit.
Region Free HD @ Dec 21st 2007 6:27PM
Could this be the work of a disgruntled blu-raydisc.com employee?
HD4ME @ Dec 21st 2007 7:31PM
BBG finally fell over the edge.
CDN Crockett @ Dec 21st 2007 7:59PM
Wicked, stupid $ony and blew-ray!
Ian @ Dec 21st 2007 8:09PM
Should've used BD+
WiFiSpy @ Dec 21st 2007 8:53PM
Looks like someone needs to be fired.
WiFiSpy @ Dec 21st 2007 8:54PM
This smells like a False Flag Attack.
tobin92 @ Dec 21st 2007 9:07PM
Maybe Bill Gates's private hacking army....?
He could single handedly crash Apple and Itunes if he felt like it.
TrentD @ Dec 21st 2007 9:51PM
I'm surprised no Blu-bigot has blamed Microsoft yet!
MAK1981 @ Dec 21st 2007 10:26PM
It was me :oP
Kiko @ Dec 22nd 2007 12:27AM
I remember that at the beginning of the war between the PS2 and the Xbox, the adress name www.psx2.com has been used to send people to the www.xbox.com website... That's quite Microsoft typical ?
Yes, I'm the first to blame Microsoft ^
tamoghno @ Dec 22nd 2007 4:00AM
oh !
blueray is more hacker-safe , right ?
Music Pirate @ Dec 22nd 2007 9:05AM
Classic!
Best news post evar. :D
h4ldol @ Dec 22nd 2007 1:02PM
How pathetic and desperate HD DVD has become. No doubt this was sponsored by Toshiba. At least we won't have to tolerate this sort of sad HD DVD desperation for much longer. Hello Warner. Bye-bye HD DVD.
Region Free HD @ Dec 22nd 2007 3:18PM
What makes you think Warner even likes Blu-ray? HD DVD discs in your BD Harry Potter sets? Faulty Terminator 3 Blu-ray Discs? For all YOU know, it was THEM that hacked that site!
Region Free HD @ Dec 22nd 2007 3:27PM
Of course, by "THEM," I was referring to giant, mutated man-eating ants.