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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2009-03-10 : 05:09:29
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/mar/08/telegraph-website-compromised

I don't know to feel sorry for them or be amused. SQL injection has been known for a couple of years now, and they also stored passwords in cleartext...



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RickD
Slow But Sure Yak Herding Master

3608 Posts

Posted - 2009-03-10 : 05:19:55
Kind of says to me that they need a new (decent) DBA..
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)

7020 Posts

Posted - 2009-03-10 : 10:47:34
quote:
Originally posted by RickD

Kind of says to me that they need a new (decent) DBA..



Or maybe new web site developers...





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RickD
Slow But Sure Yak Herding Master

3608 Posts

Posted - 2009-03-10 : 15:36:09
Nah, it is still up to the DBA to flag these kind of things up and cause as much fuss as possible until it is sorted.
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ayamas
Aged Yak Warrior

552 Posts

Posted - 2009-04-02 : 09:48:25
Maybe they outsourced it to INDIA.haha...!
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sakets_2000
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1472 Posts

Posted - 2009-04-02 : 10:28:46
quote:
Originally posted by ayamas

Maybe they outsourced it to INDIA.haha...!



..to a moron like you.
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ayamas
Aged Yak Warrior

552 Posts

Posted - 2009-04-02 : 10:31:14
quote:
Originally posted by sakets_2000

quote:
Originally posted by ayamas

Maybe they outsourced it to INDIA.haha...!



..to a moron like you.



I can understand your feelings buddy..

Moderators personal insults are done here.
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GilaMonster
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

4507 Posts

Posted - 2009-04-03 : 07:24:30
quote:
Originally posted by sakets_2000

quote:
Originally posted by ayamas

Maybe they outsourced it to INDIA.haha...!



..to a moron like you.



That was uncalled for. Mind your manners please. How would you like it if someone called you that?

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Gail Shaw
SQL Server MVP
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sakets_2000
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1472 Posts

Posted - 2009-04-03 : 09:40:18
quote:

That was uncalled for. Mind your manners please. How would you like it if someone called you that?

--
Gail Shaw
SQL Server MVP



Did it go unnoticed to you the cheap comment he made ?
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robvolk
Most Valuable Yak

15732 Posts

Posted - 2009-04-03 : 10:01:15
I'm going to lock this thread to keep it from spiraling into another argument.
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