BBC weather - hackers?

fozzybear · 16 Nov 2010 at 13:12

A strange thing seems to be happening when I go to the BBC weather page.

I've done a few weather searches for Manchester and Warrington but have also started seeing 'recently viewed' places like 'MK11' 'DE22' as well as Bradford.

I've never viewed the weather for these areas and haven't a clue why they're appearing in my 'recently viewed' list.

Any ideas? Just slightly worried!

//edit

Just noticed MK11 and DE22 are Derby and Cranfield.

SuperBOB · 16 Nov 2010 at 13:17

Maybe they do it by IP and not by cookie/sessions - and your sharing an external IP through some means.

Vanquish-Storm · 16 Nov 2010 at 13:17

Ive had that before, didnt pay much notice to it though :\

And the weather in Warrington is currently sunny, no clouds but cold

fozzybear · 16 Nov 2010 at 13:18

I'm using a mobile broadband dongle at the moment. I've just never noticed it before.

And the weather in Warrington is currently sunny, no clouds but cold

Hope it's like that on Saturday as well as I'm going to Haydock!

V4NT0M · 16 Nov 2010 at 13:26

link for the lazy?

gillywibble · 16 Nov 2010 at 13:28

Skyfall said:
link for the lazy?

That's appallingly lazy!

Vonhelmet · 16 Nov 2010 at 13:35

fozzybear said:
I'm using a mobile broadband dongle at the moment. I've just never noticed it before.

You'll be going through the mobile network's proxy.

spoogle · 16 Nov 2010 at 13:37

Skyfall said:
link for the lazy?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=bbc+weather

fozzybear · 16 Nov 2010 at 13:45

I've got United Kingdom, 'CB8' and Buxton on my recently viewed now. :confused:

Might try clearing my cookies and seeing if that does anything.

Cosimo · 16 Nov 2010 at 13:51

Looks ok on my laptop and phone.

GravyMonster · 16 Nov 2010 at 14:05

fozzybear said:
Just noticed MK11 and DE22 are Derby and Cranfield.

MK11 is Milton Keynes?

fozzybear · 16 Nov 2010 at 14:32

Spunkey said:
MK11 is Milton Keynes?

Yeah, comes up as 'MK11 (Forecast for Cranfield)' on the BBC weather site though.

RadoX · 16 Nov 2010 at 16:32

vonhelmet said:
You'll be going through the mobile network's proxy.

correct

Dj_Jestar · 16 Nov 2010 at 16:34

You're worried that someone has hacked you just to see what the weather is?

What next? They'll hack you to see what time it is?

LordSplodge · 16 Nov 2010 at 16:52

Dj_Jestar said:
You're worried that someone has hacked you just to see what the weather is?

What next? They'll hack you to see what time it is?

Weather hacking is serious. I got wet the other day because "hackers" had changed it to sunny intervals.

Vonhelmet · 16 Nov 2010 at 16:59

Serious weather. Serious business.

Tikkabhuna · 16 Nov 2010 at 19:39

vonhelmet said:
Serious weather. Serious business.

And people say we have crappy weather.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/16/london_high/ (London: 1777C)