Darknet Diaries

Ep 33: RockYou

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Mar 5, 2019
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Tom’s First Big Hack

  • Tom found a major SQL injection vulnerability on CSFD.cz, a Czech movie database site.
  • He exploited it to download 187,000 user accounts including usernames, emails, and hashed passwords.
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Tom’s Hacking Spree in 2009

  • Tom hacked many Czech and Slovak websites, posting data publicly as trophies on the Baywords blog.
  • His hacking spree included a Czech ecommerce store storing passwords in plain text.
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The RockYou.com Breach

  • Tom discovered RockYou.com was vulnerable to SQL injection and hacked it to download 32 million user accounts.
  • The company stored passwords in clear text and social media logins insecurely, exposing massive user data.
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