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They got the account details from BSkyB via a lawsuit. The problem is that BSkyB sent the details encrypted, but the problem seems to be that ACS:Law didn't enc
by tankenmate 16y ago
They got the account details from BSkyB via a lawsuit. The problem is that BSkyB sent the details encrypted, but the problem seems to be that ACS:Law didn't encrypt it when they saved it to disk. Hence break in equals disclosure...
- redthrowaway 16y agoIt wasn't a break-in that released the data. They shut down the website in the face of the DDoS. When they brought it back up, their backup copy allowed unfettered access to their server. No exploits were required. They essentially posted all of this information online of their own accord.
- woodall 16y agoI think he was referring to a break in the chain of custody.