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Freenode Network Hijacked, Passwords Compromised?
tmandry writes "The world's largest FOSS IRC network, FreeNode, was hijacked (for lack of a better term) by someone who somehow got a hold of the privileges of Robert Levin, AKA lilo, the head honcho of FreeNode and its parent organization, PDPC. To make matters worse, the passwords of many users may have been compromised by someone posing as NickServ, the service that most clients are configured to send a password to upon connecting, while they reconnected to the servers that hadn't been killed. Of course, if someone was able to nab lilo's password, every user password may have been ripe for the taking. The details are still unknown, but these events raise scary questions about the actual security of FreeNode and other organizations like it."
We are deputized by merit to punish the meritless. Your lack of perspective leads you to view us as wrongdoers. I assure you that the service which we provide humanity is a net positive boon. Systems without conflict or purgings become uselessly weak.
Rob Levin is a failure. He and his wife refuse to work. They are currently sucking off the teat of the federal government collecting disability for ADHD. He is a vile, disgusting example of modern American worthlessness and a sane society would expel him or put him in a work camp.
Still, fact remains that lilo is a moron for having just his user in oper mask. Should have been a ip. Stupid.