[ale] Linode hacked, CCs and passwords leaked

[Michael Campbell]

"Only be inferred" is a bit strong IMO, but I truly only meant to
provide more information.  In *this* crowd I would have guessed that
nothing is taken for granted and sources would be checked.

On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:53 AM, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:
> I must have trimmed the wrong stuff in my reply. The thread was:
>
> 1. "Told you folks not to use Linode..."
> 2. "Appreciate the info. Changing if it proves true"
> 3. "Here's a /. article"
>
> Since you replied to my statement "if it's true" with nothing more
> than a link to an article, it can only be inferred that you are
> providing the article as proof of the details in question being true.
>
> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:43 AM, Michael Campbell
> <michael.campbell at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> A /. article doesn't make something true.
>>
>> Nope...  Good thing no one made such an assertion.
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Jeremy T. Bouse
>> <jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net> wrote:
>>> Linode was aware of a single user account being targeted last week and said
>>> client had involved LEO agencies. Linode sent an email message to all
>>> customers and initiated an immediate password reset of every account and API
>>> key.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 15.04.2013 19:39, dev null oh two wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I don't know why people trusted Linode after their first breach and
>>>> shitty handling of the aftermath + their stupid high cost to begin
>>>> with.
>>>>
>>>> http://turtle.dereferenced.org/~nenolod/linode/linode-abridged.txt
>
>
> --
> James Sumners
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>
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