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Apache Foundation Attacked, Passwords Stolen

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the yeah-we-meant-to-do-that dept.

Trailrunner7 writes "Combining a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability with a TinyURL redirect, hackers successfully broke into the infrastructure for the open-source Apache Foundation in what is being described as a 'direct, targeted attack.' The hackers hit the server hosting the software that Apache.org uses to track issues and requests and stole passwords from all users. The software was hosted on brutus.apache.org, a machine running Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS, the group said."

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  1. lols by Denihil · · Score: -1, Troll

    Open source got open'd?

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    WÌÌfÍ--ÍSÌÒÍ...Í...ÌHÌÍfÍÍÍ--ÍÍÍ
  2. Time to switch to lighttpd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I don't want my website hacked!

  3. and windows is insecure... by Jackie_Chan_Fan · · Score: -1, Troll

    Penguin Penguin... oh poor Penguin