security WHOIS embarrassed about security? APNIC, after database leaks

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Asia's internet numbers registry APNIC has apologised to network owners after a slip in its WHOIS database config leaked credentials, including weakly-hashed passwords.

The breach affected those in the regional registry's Maintainer and Incident Response Team (IRT) database objects. During a June 2017 upgrade, those details were included in downloadable WHOIS data.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/24/apnic_plugs_database_leak_resets_passwords/