Source: http://osnews.com/story/25190/MySQL_com_Hacked_to_Serve_Malware
Monday, September 26, 2011
MySQL.com Hacked to Serve Malware
Well, this is embarrassing. MySQL.com has been hacked (fixed by now), and was turned into a platform serving malware to unsuspecting visitors. The criminals did this by injecting a script which redirected visitors to a website which uses the BlackHole exploit pack, which probes the browser used and serves up an appropriate exploit. Computer security blogger Brian Krebs saw root access to MySQL.com being offered for $3000 only a few days ago.
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