0
1

[–] bitbomb 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

“Around 5am PST today, a rare event cascaded across multiple routers in a system wide event, making our backbone unavailable,” Staminus wrote to its customers. “Our technicians quickly began working to identify the problem. We understand and share your frustration. We currently have all hands on deck working to restore service but have no ETA for full recovery.”

"rare event"

0
1

[–] 4574293? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

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.

0
0

[–] cynoclast [S] ago 

The first is pretty normal, provided they're documented in a secure location (apparently they weren't). The latter is a huge fucking liability.