Insiders suspected in distribute.IT hack

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/insiders-suspected-in-victoria-web-host-hack/story-e6frgakx-1226083028299

By Chris Griffith
The Australian
June 28, 2011

THE new owner of a web hosting company ruined by a devastating hacking 
event over the Queen's Birthday weekend has not ruled out an inside job.

The 30-minute hacking episode that led to the downfall of 
Victorian-based distribute.IT has been referred to the Australian 
Federal Police for investigation. The AFP would not comment further.

The distribute.IT hack is regarded as particularly vicious because it 
sought to destroy both live and backup data, rendering recovery 
virtually impossible.

In about 30 minutes, hackers wiped four of distribute.IT's eight 
servers, destroying 4800 accounts and taking down websites representing 
about half the customer base of 10,000.

The devastation extended to distribute.IT's reseller network, its main 
revenue stream, and people and organisations that resold domain names 
and developed websites as client services.

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