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March 11, 2016 06:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/fYuKMlDn060/hackers-completely-shut-down-ddos-protection-firm-staminus
Hackers Completely Shut Down DDoS Protection Firm Staminus
An anonymous reader writes: Hackers have breached DDoS protection firm Staminus, a US-based company that offers protection against a range of network security attacks including, well, DDoS. The fraudsters have also reportedly stolen sensitive data from Staminus' database and dumped it online. Apparently the company was using the same root password for all its servers, and had stored credit card details in plain text. The alleged security nightmare doesn't end there, unfortunately. Hackers managed to expose crucial services via external Telnet, and reset all of Staminus' routers to factory settings, causing a network and services downtime. Staminus acknowledged network and services issues, which apparently last for more than 20 hours, on Thursday, and later assured that its global services have been restored.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/fYuKMlDn060/hackers-completely-shut-down-ddos-protection-firm-staminus
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