MySQL.com hacked via... SQL injection vuln

[Satan911]

MySQL.com was hacked over the weekend via an attack which used a blind SQL injection exploit to pull off the pawnage.
Hackers extracted usernames and password hashes from the site, which were subsequently posted to pastebin.com. Any easy to guess login credentials could be easily extracted from this data using rainbow tables to match dictionary passwords to their hash values.

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Article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/28/mysql_hack/

[Stackprotector]

Almost 1 april right?

[Satan911]

I've seen the database tables / columns.. Will try to find it. (it was in another article)

Edit: Here's a bit more detail: http://www.hackerregiment.com/mysql-com-vulnerable-to-blind-sql-injection.html

[Zesh]

MySQL.com was done over by a SQL injection, LOL

[IFailStuff]

Maybe it's a fake database that they set up for 1st april?

[Stackprotector]

Maybe it's a fake database that they set up for 1st april?

Very good possibility, as its just to funny to be real:P.
 

[Satan911]

I don't know it seems like a bit risky and it's not even April 1st.

[I_Learning_I]

Has MySQL answered to that? Figures it something like that happened it would be all over the internet in every forums and so.

[Clowner]

lol!

[Pillus]

Oh i smell thy irony! >_<