Notorious Group OurMine Hacks TechCrunch (betanews.com)

Prominent technology blog TechCrunch -- which is often cited on Slashdot -- has become the latest victim of the OurMine hacking group. The notorious group gained access to Seattle-based writer Devin Coldewey's account, and posted the following message earlier today: "Hello Guys, don't worry we are just testing techcrunch security, we didn't change any passwords, please contact us." The post was then promoted as a ticker, the top banner in red and as the main story on TechCrunch's front page. BetaNews adds: The OurMine website says that the group offers "top notch vulnerability assessment", so it's possible that the hack was little more than a PR stunt touting for business. It did not take TechCrunch long to notice and remove the story (and presumably change a series of passwords...) but the site is yet to issue a statement about what has happened.

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