Hackers Steal ‘User Database’ From Popular Private Tracker

August 01, 08 by sharky   2,650  views  

Last weekend, www.TTi.nu - the popular Swedish/English private tracker, became the latest BitTorrent site to fall prey to hackers. But what makes this particular situation a little different is that the hackers didn’t shut down the site (or even the tracker), or attempt to cause any other disturbances. Eerily, and uncharacteristically of most hackers, they wanted to slip in and out completely unnoticed - not wreak havoc as expected. They had a specific target; a clear agenda. The hackers wanted the entire site database of all users’ information - and they were successful.

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