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According to the hacker (messages with tripcode on TOR imageboard) the DB was using a public IP and he gained access with root:root credentials.
by hackerman_fi 6y ago
According to the hacker (messages with tripcode on TOR imageboard) the DB was using a public IP and he gained access with root:root credentials.
- k4rli 6y ago"What are the odds of somebody finding our database IP out of 4.29 billion IPv4 addresses?"
- ducktective 6y agoSeriously, what are the odds?
- snvzz 6y agoAbout p=1. It's more of a question of how many seconds it would take for it to happen.
- ptaipale 6y agoHowever, we cannot really know if that was the case. We have no guarantee that the message board poster even is the person behind the blackmail, and moreover, even if it is, this might be just about muddying the waters to cover what actually happend - for instance, if it was an old-fashioned stealing of data by a disgruntled employee. Let the police investigation find out.