MacRumorsLive.com was Hacked During Live Keynote Coverage

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MacRumors: “MacRumorsLive Hacked

Tuesday January 06, 2009 01:29 PM EST
Written by arn
Our MacRumorsLive keynote coverage was hacked today, inserting inappropriate content into the text and photo feeds. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to restore our services. The hack appears to be limited to the MacRumorsLive servers so forum accounts should be safe.

We’ll continue Macworld Expo coverage on an ongoing basis this week, and will report on Apple’s announcements shortly.

Reddit shows how MacRumorsLive got hacked.

m.atthew.net has made a statement: “I did not hack macrumors

Another (long) Screenshot (found through Digg)

During Phil Schiller’s MacWorld San Francisco 2009, MacRumorsLive.com was hacked. MacRumors shut down the page minutes after. A line that said “Steve Jobs just died” was inserted into the feed. One message also carried 4CHAN.ORG badge.

Check the screenshot out.

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Steve Jobs Breaks The Silence

Apple has posted a letter from Steve Jobs addressing the rumors about his health.

As many of you know, I have been losing weight throughout 2008. The reason has been a mystery to me and my doctors. A few weeks ago, I decided that getting to the root cause of this and reversing it needed to become my #1 priority.

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The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and straightforward, and I’ve already begun treatment. But, just like I didn’t lose this much weight and body mass in a week or a month, my doctors expect it will take me until late this Spring to regain it. I will continue as Apple’s CEO during my recovery.

I have given more than my all to Apple for the past 11 years now. I will be the first one to step up and tell our Board of Directors if I can no longer continue to fulfill my duties as Apple’s CEO. I hope the Apple community will support me in my recovery and know that I will always put what is best for Apple first.

In addition to that, Apple’s Board of Directors also releases a statement supporting Steve Jobs.

Could this be the end of MacWorld?

One big news to close 2008 and to open 2009. Apple announces its last year at MacWorld, and Steve Jobs won’t be delivering the opening keynote. What is really going on?

There’s the economic downturn, the state of Steve Jobs’ health, the succession of the Apple throne, and Apple’s company direction.

MacWorld San Francisco 2009 will be remembered as the tragic one. Adobe was the first major company to pull out of MacWorld, folowed by Belkin. Now Apple announced its last participation at MacWorld.

This could be the end of MacWorld as we know it.