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MySQL.com website has been commandeered by hackers!
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27/09/2011 12:38:14
Mike Cole
Yellow Lab Technologies
Stanley, Iowa, États-Unis
 
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Politics
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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.
>
>Microsoft or the DoD. They are the ones that get the media celebrity treatment.

Similar to the whole Obama 57 states thing. Can you imagine the Facebook/Twitter meltdown if W. had said that. "Impeach him! He doesn't even know how many states are in our country!!!@#!!!11@#$!!"
Very fitting: http://xkcd.com/386/
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