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CardJoe · 22nd Jan 2008, 07:36

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/01...d_by_hackers/1

The RIAA's web presence became somewhat light on content over the weekend thanks to exploitation by parties unknown of an SQL injection vulnerability.

AcidJiles · 22nd Jan 2008, 07:42

if via this they could stop the RIAA being the greatest (insert appropriate swear word here)s ever, I would be all for it but this wont so its a little pointless.

Rebourne · 22nd Jan 2008, 08:10

"That said, I hope the perpetrators are suitably ashamed. Speaking as a system administrator myself, I wish a lifetime of Windows ME installs on anyone responsible for waking me up at o-dark-hundred because one of the servers I'm responsible for has gone non-linear. No matter what your opinion of an organization, malicious attacks are never acceptable."

That's what you get for supporting a jack ass organization with your work.

Alaskan Assassin · 22nd Jan 2008, 08:18

I agree with Rebourne. If you are running a controversial site, be it abortion, evolution/creationism, or whatever issue is in the public eye, you had better be prepared for an entity that will disagree violently, and will attempt to destroy the website.

Xtrafresh · 22nd Jan 2008, 09:05

o-dark-hundred

i like it, i think i'll remember that!

Ontopic: mildly funny, but blatantly pointless

HourBeforeDawn · 22nd Jan 2008, 09:15

they had it coming....

Shadow_101 · 22nd Jan 2008, 09:20

good.

BurningFeetMan · 22nd Jan 2008, 09:40

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No matter what your opinion of an organisation, malicious attacks are never acceptable.

Right, and if it was Hitlers website for Nazi Germany back in the 1940's that was hacked? You're right. Completely unacceptable... And with his website totally not hacked, Hitler would be all, like, totally like,

liratheal · 22nd Jan 2008, 10:35

A life time of ME installs?

Isn't that a shade harsh? I mean, really, installing 98 with your left nut on camera is less humiliating and demoralising than ME.

Maybe a few years, but not a lifetime, that's damn near murder

Glider · 22nd Jan 2008, 11:21

The website hasn't been hacked, that's just DRM kicking in... We don't own the content, therefor we can't see it

bahgger · 22nd Jan 2008, 11:53

"No matter what your opinion of an organisation, malicious attacks are never acceptable."

But it's the RIAA...

DXR_13KE · 22nd Jan 2008, 12:01

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Originally Posted by Glider

The website hasn't been hacked, that's just DRM kicking in... We don't own the content, therefor we can't see it

WIN!!!

Arkanrais · 22nd Jan 2008, 12:59

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Right, and if it was Hitlers website for Nazi Germany back in the 1940's that was hacked? You're right. Completely unacceptable... And with his website totally not hacked, Hitler would be all, like, totally like,

m*****f****** godwin's, but good point. you sir deserve a pat on the back and a donkey punch.

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o-dark-hundred

that was a crackup. reminds me of the direction "lunch o'clock".

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The website hasn't been hacked, that's just DRM kicking in... We don't own the content, therefor we can't see it

anyway, as bad as hacking companies servers and being an a$$hole is, the MPAA had it coming miles off {like media defender) and I'm somewhat surprised it took this long to happen.

airchie · 22nd Jan 2008, 13:14

While i partially agree that hacking a system is never good, I can't help but think it was worth it just to annoy them slightly.
I find it hard to feel sorry for the sysadmin in charge of the server.
I know he/she is just trying to make a living, but if its not morally defensible, there's bound to be repercussions. :/

Glider · 22nd Jan 2008, 13:30

The RIAA website got his place in history:

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On January 19, 2008, the RIAA website was attacked by Digg and Reddit users using SQL injection.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL_injection

Firehed · 22nd Jan 2008, 13:47

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Originally Posted by Rebourne

"That said, I hope the perpetrators are suitably ashamed. Speaking as a system administrator myself, I wish a lifetime of Windows ME installs on anyone responsible for waking me up at o-dark-hundred because one of the servers I'm responsible for has gone non-linear. No matter what your opinion of an organization, malicious attacks are never acceptable."

That's what you get for supporting a jack ass organization with your work.

Sums it up for me.

Of course as I'm in the middle of a web programming project right now, this is just another reminder for me to be very aggressive with my clean() function

Redbeaver · 22nd Jan 2008, 14:04

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Originally Posted by BurningFeetMan

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No matter what your opinion of an organisation, malicious attacks are never acceptable.

Right, and if it was Hitlers website for Nazi Germany back in the 1940's that was hacked? You're right. Completely unacceptable... And with his website totally not hacked, Hitler would be all, like, totally like,

amen.

ontopic: its far from a bad joke turned worse. i think its a good joke turned better. but thats just me. for god sake, its not like people are dying here... its just a few folks had to woke up in the morning, panic a wee bit, and RIAA got an egg in their face. thats it.

if the hack causes death or any life-harming consequences, then yeah, thats a good joke turned bad.

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Originally Posted by Glider

The RIAA website got his place in history:

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On January 19, 2008, the RIAA website was attacked by Digg and Reddit users using SQL injection.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL_injection

woohoo!!!!!

speedfreek · 22nd Jan 2008, 14:35

You cant say they didn't have it coming.

C-Sniper · 22nd Jan 2008, 15:52

w00t!
The people fight back!

chrisb2e9 · 22nd Jan 2008, 15:55

am i the only person who didn't have a hard time installing winme?
anyway, made me laugh. just wish the attack on them had made some kind of a difference. but, cut one head off, seven more replace it.

22nd Jan 2008, 07:36	#1
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22nd Jan 2008, 07:42	#2
AcidJiles Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 152	if via this they could stop the RIAA being the greatest (insert appropriate swear word here)s ever, I would be all for it but this wont so its a little pointless.

22nd Jan 2008, 08:10	#3
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bahgger Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 584	"No matter what your opinion of an organisation, malicious attacks are never acceptable." But it's the RIAA...

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22nd Jan 2008, 15:55	#20
chrisb2e9 Dont do that... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,068	am i the only person who didn't have a hard time installing winme? anyway, made me laugh. just wish the attack on them had made some kind of a difference. but, cut one head off, seven more replace it. __________________ attack life, it's going to kill you anyway. Long-term relationships are like urban tomatoes: they only grow under special conditions. - Prestidigitweeze Don't hold on to the reigns once you've fallen off the horse, your just going to get dragged to death - SNiiPE_DoGG