[HN Gopher] Hacker attack causes log-in problems for Swiss media
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Hacker attack causes log-in problems for Swiss media
Author : croes
Score : 17 points
Date : 2024-10-25 18:19 UTC (4 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.bluewin.ch)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.bluewin.ch)
| eqvinox wrote:
| The gossip is that it's actually ransomware (and not having
| backups) and they're just saying hacker because it's less
| humiliating to admit. No data/evidence though, just gossip.
| spookie wrote:
| Makes sense if so, the same happened with another media company
| in Portugal. Same kind of reaction.
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| https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/portugals-imp...
| nonelog wrote:
| > the OneLog log-in platform shared by numerous Swiss media
| companies
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| When will people understand that any centralized auth-related
| service is always going to be a prime target for criminal forces
| (hacking or not)?
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| One really doesn't need an IQ higher than 50 to understand this.
| ziddoap wrote:
| Obviously people realize that.
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| However, that is only one factor among several that are
| considered when making that sort of decision.
| technion wrote:
| One of the common statements in development and indeed here is
| "when will people realise you can't roll your own auth securely
| and should just use a third party service".
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| There are a few security mantras that I wish we could get
| through to people on, but we security people are often guilty
| of having a correct answer that moves around based on what just
| occurred.
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