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Korean MSN Site Hacked

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the open-for-rooting dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CNN is reporting that MSN's Korean website was hacked in order to allow usernames and passwords to be stolen. Microsoft is initially blaming unpatched, outsourced servers. Just another embarrassment to Microsoft's security push."

16 of 305 comments (clear)

  1. They probably ran on linux by mingot · · Score: 5, Funny

    We all know microsoft doesn't trust windows to run its webservers!

    1. Re:They probably ran on linux by Quantum+Fizz · · Score: 4, Funny

      Strange, MSFT execs just offered me a soft drink, fortified with hints of "fresh oxytocin", and after whispering some words in my ear suddenly I just trust windows to run all my own webservers.

  2. Here they come. by MyNymWasTaken · · Score: 3, Funny

    Untold number of "In korea, only old people..." bad jokes are on their way.

  3. Oh No! by Greenisus · · Score: 5, Funny

    They might steal all the old peoples' email passwords!

    1. Re:Oh No! by weighn · · Score: 2, Funny

      username: Kim123@hotmail.com password: Kim123

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      Mongrel News all the news that fits and froths
  4. Go figure... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Microsoft is initially blaming unpatched, outsourced servers.

    Looks like they didn't install SP2, enabled the firewall, and have automatic download of Windows Updates enabled. I guess Microsoft forgot to pay extra for having "secured" servers when they signed the outsource contract. It's a shame that they have to eat their own dogs... uh, food.

  5. In Korea... by Luigi30 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Only old servers are unpatched.

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    503 Sig Unavailable

    The Signature could not be accessed. Please try again later or contact the administrator
  6. Next Step: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Korean Windows Update Site Hacked"

  7. Re:The server they run by suso · · Score: 2, Funny

    So I guess the hacker who pulled it off can win an X-box in that contest?

  8. wipe and reload? by Elminst · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Microsoft said it cleaned the Web site, www.msn.co.kr, and removed the dangerous software code... "

    I got $5 that says this translates to "formatted and reinstalled the OS..."

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    No unauthorized use. Trespassers will be shot. Survivors will be shot again.
  9. Re:The blame falls on Koreans by Elshar · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think he just wants to blame the north and the southern ones. The rest are free of blame, I think.

  10. Re:Imagine my surprise! by NanoGator · · Score: 3, Funny

    "The site is running IIS/6.0. (obviously) Does this mean that it hard to patch Windows/IIS ?"

    Difficulty is not necessarily a prerequisite to neglect. Ask any woman who's ever bitched about the elevation of the toilet seat.

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    "Derp de derp."
  11. Oh noes! by Ridge · · Score: 2, Funny

    The hackers used the Zerg rush.

  12. MSN-orthKorea? by Joe+Jarvis · · Score: 2, Funny

    Bill Gates: Chairman Il, I'm calling in regards to your proposal to develop MSN-orthKorea.

    Kim Jong Il: Ahh, yes. I would like all searches to return two results--the party's web page and Western blondes. And the butterfly is too free. Can you change it to a moth made from gray wool and the sorrows of my people?

    Bill Gates: I think we can do that. MothXP (formerly My Moth) enables you to go that place today.

    Kim Jong Il: Excellent... Can you make the moths old?

  13. Re:The blame falls on Koreans by damsa · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh oh, blame me.

  14. Re:GNAA by commodoresloat · · Score: 2, Funny
    I, for one, welcome our new Korean overlords.

    Don't you mean our old Korean overlords?