Please stop with the politics. So boring.
Nah this is a political attack, if it bores you there is an IGNORE button you are welcomed to click anytime. Domain names are the final attack vector they can't shut-down, they've successfully done so with hosting through AWS for example, but domains are practically untouchable. Which is why they matter so much and why they have to focus on registrars to try to affect their operations.
Domains are indeed politically neutral, a big reason why the left is so unhinged on trying to shut them down politically. There is nothing more powerful than a domain, their desperation is blatantly obvious.
I'm sorry, but this week's events dispute that claim.
The hack appears to have taken place off-site, meaning none of the Epik services were actually breached. I worked there for almost two years and I know what it takes to access that backend. This has much bigger implications than what a single team would be responsible for, it likely involves a major company that is also politically inclined to the hardcore-left and they were the ones compromised. How? Who knows. Hopefully we find out so we can all pivot.
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Left, Right, Center it doesn't matter. Epik just like any other company is tasked with protecting sensitive data.
From all reports, in this case they seem to have failed. That has nothing to do with politics.
Additionally, allegedly storing much of this information in plaint text? Come on.
Epik, and anyone associated with Epik, needs to address the actual concerns regarding the disastrous data breach, instead of trying to turn it into some political bullshit.
Brad
Brad, you're ignoring the substance of the attack. This is entirely political. The plain text stuff is not something I'm qualified to judge, but if you think the politics is "blah blah blah" then you're missing the point. Division is driving this attack and Epik has been singled out for a very long time for being willing to stand up for the right. It is a problem everyone from the center, to the right faces worldwide. This includes libertarians, voluntarysts, and centrists.
Like I said, I'm not speaking as an Epik employee (haven't been since early July), simply as someone who has been on the receiving end of hate and prosecution for not being a left-winger. The entire argument falls apart when you realize most of us are not even right-wing, we are libertarian and freedom-loving individuals willing to defend the rights of all parties who wish to transact with us. If that doesn't concern you, then you still haven't been faced with the possibility of you yourself being attacked for not agreeing entirely with the agenda at hand.
I'm sure the team is going to review all attack vectors and revert to a safer procedure. Like I said, this only made Epik stronger and more self-aware. At least that is my perspective from the outside. We all have a vested interest in making Epik stronger, if one registrar falls for hosting a certain type of political content, no registrar is safe and the entire idea of a domain name being a strong citadel against political neanderthalism will be erased.
Anyway, back to work! Good talking to you all.