<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[seizures - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>seizures - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:46:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/seizures/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Seizures Caused By  Hackers' Posts On Epilepsy Forum ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hackers aren't just money-grubbing and annoying. They're also just plain <del>funny</del> evil. Take, for example, the hackers who recently loaded the <a href="http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/">Epil...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/05/08/seizures_caused/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2431ff44ad066cdcf9ce76</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[epilepsy]]></category><category><![CDATA[hackers]]></category><category><![CDATA[seizures]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 10:15:54 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry160748_thumb-thumb-640xauto-204819.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry160748_thumb-thumb-640xauto-204819.jpg" alt="Seizures Caused By  Hackers' Posts On Epilepsy Forum "><p>Hackers aren't just money-grubbing and annoying. They're also just plain <del>funny</del> evil. Take, for example, the hackers who recently loaded the <a href="http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/">Epilepsy Foundation's Web site</a> with hundreds of pictures and links to  with rapidly flashing images. The images, it seems, "triggered severe migraines and near-seizure reactions in some site visitors who viewed the images," <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_epilepsy_foundation_hacked;_ylt=AkoX0oW3BJOfQaK8sO8lq6as0NUE">according to AP</a>.</p>

<p>How mean.</p>

<p>The inundation of flashing images occurred when hackers noticed "a security hole in the foundation's publishing software" and went to town. Folks with photosensitive epilepsy, you see, can have seizures after being exposed to flickering images. </p>

<p>The site is now heavily monitored by a moderator, so don't even think about it. And to check out what one of these flashing images looks like, follow the jump. <strong>If you don't want to watching a seizing-inducing image, then don't</strong>.</p>

<p><em>Thanks, Alissa, for sending this our way.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>