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Verrliit

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Security warning for those who used the IRC channels this weekend.
« on: June 26, 2006, 02:04:38 am »
This is an urgent warning.

The hosting servers for Freenode were hacked this weekend, by someone calling themselves Ratbert.

According to this article, everyone who logged in while the attack was under way, is at risk of having had their passwords stolen.

All who used the IRC channels this weekend are advised to change all passwords that they used on IRC, and if they also used those passwords elswhere, those should also be changed.


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Re: Security warning for those who used the IRC channels this weekend.
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2006, 02:14:42 am »
Attack happened around 6:00 - 9:00 GMT I think. As long as you didn't log in then you should be safe enough.
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Re: Security warning for those who used the IRC channels this weekend.
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2006, 02:48:52 am »
Or if like me.. you seem to end up giving your pass away on a weekly basis it doesnt matter too much.
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Re: Security warning for those who used the IRC channels this weekend.
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2006, 02:57:33 am »
I don't understand all of these things, but was he being literal when he said "killed?"
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Re: Security warning for those who used the IRC channels this weekend.
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2006, 02:59:42 am »
Killed off the server.
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Re: Security warning for those who used the IRC channels this weekend.
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2006, 03:02:02 am »
getting home scrolling up a bit and seeing

-ratbert- [Global notice] I am a fat asshole, who loves abuse, die

was pretty funny :p
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Re: Security warning for those who used the IRC channels this weekend.
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2006, 03:10:29 am »
Strange little man  ::|
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Re: Security warning for those who used the IRC channels this weekend.
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2006, 03:21:46 am »
Thanks for the heads up Verrliit.  :)
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Re: Security warning for those who used the IRC channels this weekend.
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2006, 07:00:56 am »
Good thing i was in New York
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Re: Security warning for those who used the IRC channels this weekend.
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2006, 12:32:42 pm »
That's what they get for using dumb plain text password sending. And btw, you don't have to worry about the big bad monster in another country stealing your password when you send it in plain text over your network that can be spoofed by a 5 year old.
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Re: Security warning for those who used the IRC channels this weekend.
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2006, 02:20:24 pm »
Who registers his nick to freenode anyways? :P
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Re: Security warning for those who used the IRC channels this weekend.
« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2006, 10:53:21 am »
Quote from: Farren Kutter on June 26, 2006, 07:00:56 am
Good thing i was in New York

Because they don't have IRC there? :devil:
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