Re: Fwd: Rate Stratfor's Incident Response

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>]

http://bolt.thexfil.es/84e9h!t was an interesting link - it
demonstrated the pwnage.

It looks like these folks gained access via PHP. Stratfor was using a
Linux based system system, but PHP was version 1.8
from 2009 (perhaps with some back patches). Current version of PHP is
5.3.8 (http://www.php.net/).

Two lessons: (1) keep your boxes patched, and (2) don't store secrets
in the plain text, or use [unsalted] MD5 to digest secrets.

Fuck me running - that's been known for years.... I think Stratfor
broke all the major tenets of data security. The company deserves
everything they get in this instance.

And I like the RickRoll - it was a nice touch which really
demonstrated a level of caring not often seen.

Jeff

On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 9:51 AM, Ed Carp <erc () pobox com> wrote:
> ROFL!!!
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From:  <george.friedman () stratfor com>
> Date: Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 2:33 AM
> Subject: Rate Stratfor's Incident Response
> To: erc () pobox com
>
>
> For the video announcement, please see
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
> Read full press release: http://bolt.thexfil.es/84e9h!t
> Rate Stratfor's incident response:
> http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/9055/butthurtreportform.jpg
>
> Hello loyal Stratfor clients,
>
> We are still working to get our website secure and back up and running
> again as soon as possible.
>
> To show our appreciation for your continued support, we will be making
> available all of our premium content *as a free service* from now on.
>
> We would like to hear from our loyal client base as to our handling of
> the recent intrusion by those deranged, sexually deviant criminal
> hacker terrorist masterminds. Please fill out the following form and
> return it to me
>
> My mobile: 512-658-3152
> My home phone: 512-894-0125

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