Revenge hack put 5.5 million domain names allegedly at risk

[RazorNF]

Amid hacking group Hack the Planet's (HTP) claims that 5.5 million domain names had been compromised, and several domain registrars had been hacked, Name.com and Melbourne IT have stepped forward to confirm that they have been breached.

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HTP claims that along with attacks on a number of other registrars, it could have compromised 5.5 million domain names across Name.com, Xinnet, Melbourne IT, and Moniker.

read more at http://www.zdnet.com/revenge-hack-put-5-5-million-domain-names-allegedly-at-risk-7000015107/

 

[Name Trader]

Moniker hacked? They really are going downhill fast. I'm glad I don't have any domains there (or at any other of the aforementioned registrars).

 

[Kenny]

Summary: One Adobe ColdFusion zero-day, a VPS host, a network security scanner, 5.5 million domain names, and one IRC server — that's the cost of a hacking group obtaining revenge on a bunch of script kiddies.

HTP could have done serious damage, but that wasnt the point.

HTP has since released the code used to exploit the vulnerability, and Adobe has issued a hotfix for it.

Just goes to show, if a qualified crew wants in....

Peace,
Cy