Hijack Hysteria Hits Podcasting World

Hijack Hysteria Hits Podcasting World:

"Commentary: Elle Webb Hijack hysteria has hit the podcasting world, with a rash of reports appearing in various publications suggesting that podcasts are vulnerable to a unique new form of extortion.

Fairfax Digital reports that 'podcasters are having their audiences swiped by squatters who are hijacking RSS feeds and then demanding money to remedy the situation.' eWeek's article, Podcast Hijacked, Held for Ransom, warns that 'RSS feeds are far more vulnerable to squatters than Web site domains.' Om Malik's Blog reports 'Your Podcast can be hijacked'. Fortunately for podcasters, reports of podcasts being hijacked don't appear to be based on any new vulnerability to either podcasting or RSS. "