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06-22-2011, 08:12 AM #1Web Hosting Master
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Some terrible news!
In a world of security it is really Cyber-ism at it's best, seems like Distribute I.T has been the latest victim to the online realities of being compromised:
At least 4800 Australian websites have been lost with no chance of recovery following a break-in at Australian domain registrar and web host Distribute.IT.██ l Dedigeeks • Shared • Wordpress • Dedicated • Established 2006
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06-22-2011, 08:14 AM #2Web Hosting Master
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Wow that sucks big time.
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06-22-2011, 08:17 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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There is an 86-page thread about it at Whirlpool at the moment
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06-22-2011, 08:32 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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Wow that's quite the thread taking place. Any of your sites impacted?
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06-22-2011, 08:48 AM #5Web Hosting Master
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It is being claimed that Lulz-Sec had something to do with it!
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06-22-2011, 09:12 AM #6Aspiring Evangelist
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06-22-2011, 09:15 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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06-22-2011, 09:19 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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I can understand you're worried but don't make accusations unless you are 100% sure Hackers are the kind of people you don't wanna piss off ...
I said "If you read", "It is being", I never said, "I" was saying it was this group or that group, or any group for that matter.
I am not the one making any form of accusation here, I only noted what came from the article nothing more and nothing less.██ l Dedigeeks • Shared • Wordpress • Dedicated • Established 2006
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06-22-2011, 07:59 PM #9Newbie
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Crazy, will these guys ever stop? The only end I see for this is government regulation. Bad news for everyone.
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06-22-2011, 08:23 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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06-22-2011, 08:41 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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Distribute.IT did not appear to have offsite backups of customer data.SysAdmin.xyz
Having severs with customer data on it without proper monitoring is like having one night stand without using protections - eventually, there will be an 'oh s**t!' moment.
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