A website run by the Ku Klux Klan has been downed as part of what appears to be a significant breach of its host and security provider Staminus. The company, which promises to protect users from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, was exposed by a crew going by the name of FTA, which leaked data online yesterday.
Dumped information included customer contact details and password hashes (the result of taking the plain text password on running it through a one-way algorithm to garble the text). The hackers also claimed to have accessed unencrypted credit card details, though FORBES could not verify that claim. They said Staminus had used the same root password to access all its servers and hadn’t issued patches across its network to prevent hacks. Another Staminus service, Intreppid, was also ripped open, according to the hackers.
Staminus admitted its network was suffering problems yesterday morning. It had not responded to FORBES’ requests for comment on any possible breach, however. For the full article click here
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