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Cryptome Hacked; All Files Deleted
eldavojohn writes "Over the weekend, the whistle blowing site Cryptome was hacked and vandalized, resulting in all 54,000 files being deleted and two days worth of submissions lost. Cryptome reported that its EarthLink e-mail account was compromised in ways unknown, and once the attacker was inside there, they were able to request a new password from the administration console for Cryptome at their hosting provider, Network Solutions. Once the attacker had that password, they deleted the ~7 GB of data that Cryptome hosted in around 54,000 files. Cryptome was able to eventually restore the site, as they keep backups ready for cases like this and stated that they 'do not trust our ISP, email provider and officials to tell the truth or protect us.'"
I'm glad they reminded me it happened on the weekend, I have a short attention span and forgot by the time I reached the end of the first line.
> no one will ever know, so its moot.
Oh Christ don't bring 4chan into this!
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Man, that really stinks.
You require an editor as well.
Why is it so hard to only have politicians for a few years, then have them go away?
Why am I suddenly worried for the state of your laundry?
Cheers,
"What in the name of Fats Waller is that?"
"A four-foot prune."
I know I'll get modded down for saying this, but parent is right.