RIAA Website Hacked 247
gattaca writes "A lack of security controls allowed hackers to "wipe" the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) website on Sunday.
The existence of an SQL injection attack on the RIAA's site came to light via social network news site Reddit. Soon after hackers were making merry, turning the site into a blank slate, among other things.
The RIAA has restored RIAA.org, although whether it's any more secure than before remains open to question, TorrentFreak reports."
Re:This gives reddit a bad name (Score:4, Informative)
Torrentfreak has the screenshots. (Score:5, Informative)
From the screenshots:
If you want my opinion, it was an inside job. The RIAA got so jealous over they content that they decided to delete it than share it
Re:All I have to say is.... (Score:3, Informative)
Yeah, man! Now everyone, including legislators, will definitely see that the people who want free music and movies aren't punk-ass vandals! This will definitely result in a thoughtful reconsideration of copyright law in congress, and will certainly make musicians and filmakers want to give more stuff away. Goooo hackers.
Re:Why wipe it? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Well-It's all relative. (Score:3, Informative)
Re:RIAA will use this (Score:2, Informative)
http://www.riaaradar.com/ [riaaradar.com]