CNET receives a cyber attack from a Russian hacker and the user name and password are stolen

America's leading IT mediaCNETIt was revealed that hacking from the Russian hacker group got stolen the database of user name and password.

CNET attacked by Russian hacker group - CNET
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The reason why the user name / password was stealed from CNET is "W 0 rrmRussian hacker group called. W0rm is a PHP framework implemented on CNET.comSymfonyHe discovered a security hole that matched that, and stealed data in a manner that exploits the vulnerability.


W0rm is a hacker group of hackers who has many hacking achievements such as entering the database of BBC · Adobe and the mobile bank application of the United States. Representative of W0rm exchanged between CNET and Twitter, "There is no plans to decipher passwords stolen this time or sell databases, our actions are altruistic and we will educate the improvement of the Internet as a whole That is the purpose. "


Robert Hansen of web security company White Hat Security says, "This hack is a slap event for CNET, but in the long run it is not a bad thing."

CNET has analyzed the method of hitting W0rm hacking and has identified the problem part, and will continue to look at the situation considering the "potential impact" in future.