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RIAA Website Hacked

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the maybe-someone-just-typed-rm--rf dept.

gattaca writes "A lack of security controls allowed hackers to "wipe" the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) website on Sunday. The existence of an SQL injection attack on the RIAA's site came to light via social network news site Reddit. Soon after hackers were making merry, turning the site into a blank slate, among other things. The RIAA has restored RIAA.org, although whether it's any more secure than before remains open to question, TorrentFreak reports."

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  1. Re:This gives reddit a bad name by maynard · · Score: 4, Informative

    But the community joined in on the hack with gusto. The comments are worth a read too.

  2. Torrentfreak has the screenshots. by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Informative
    http://torrentfreak.com/riaa-website-hacked-080120/

    From the screenshots:

    Who we are.
    It appears that the article you requested has been temporarily removed.

    Press releases and Statements
    ThePirateBay.org - Get free music and movies!

    Error
    The page at http://riaa.com/ says:
    RIAA sucks ... XSS ftw?


    If you want my opinion, it was an inside job. The RIAA got so jealous over they content that they decided to delete it than share it :P