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MySQL.com website has been commandeered by hackers!
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From
27/09/2011 11:28:18
Mike Cole
Yellow Lab Technologies
Stanley
,
Iowa
,
United States
To
27/09/2011 10:09:15
Thomas Ganss
Main Trend
Frankfurt
,
Germany
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Title:
Re:
MySQL.com website has been commandeered by hackers!
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01524779
Message ID:
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>>>
http://blog.armorize.com/2011/09/mysqlcom-hacked-infecting-visitors-with.html
>>>
>>>So I guess the hacker selling root access to the site a week ago for $3,000 was for real...
>>>
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/09/mysql-com-sold-for-3k-serves-malware/
>>>
>>>Anyway - I'd stay away from the website until it's fixed....
>>
>>Good lord, why attack them? If you're going to hack a database why not go after the big guys like Microsoft, Oracle, or IBM? This is like attacking a homeless guy in order to rob him.
>
>Does the site belong to Oracle ?
Yes, MySQL is owned by Oracle, as well as Java, which is a big root cause of how the exploit works. But it's not MS so you won't hear about very much.
Very fitting:
http://xkcd.com/386/
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