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I'm sorry for freaking out. I was just scared. Hopefully this problem will get fixed in no time.

 

So what did they mean by token? What exactly was used when using Google, Twitter, Steam, etc for signing in?

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Just now, Mystic 256 said:

RIP my account, I cant seem to change my password

I say don't panic. As people said they didn't get the passwords themselves but the output of the encryption function. They're very unlikely to get cracked, and plus changing your password right now doesn't matter much until a fix is put out since the hackers could just grab the data again in the meantime.

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1 hour ago, Altazimuth said:

 

That thread title is comically alarmist. Encrypted passwords and such have been leaked, yes, but that doesn't mean everybody is instantly pwned, and to use such inflammatory language isn't going to achieve anything except for making people panic when they don't need to.

 


I just said that Doomworld was compromised and that people should change their passwords as soon as possible, not “Doomworld is about to burst into flames and we’re all about to get doxxed”.

 

That said, I do think the original tweet posted in the OP is pretty alarmist (though it’s the only real tweet that initially talked about it).

 

 

1 hour ago, Quasar said:

I'd like to note that changing your pwd or other data right now doesn't do any good if the exploit hasn't been fixed on the server. It could just be exfiltrated again using the same method.


All the more reason to determine the site’s security going forward and possibly reworking it to make sure no future exploits are ever viable.

Edited by Man of Doom

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Thanks god I registered this account with my Google account

Surely the hackers can't touch my password, right?

Right?

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I think someone was just pissed that they didn't use the search button. I would be too if i didn't know that it actually exists.

That aside, just did my part.

 

56 minutes ago, Mr. Freeze said:

Where are the admins on this? Or even the mods? 

Either attempting to fix any issue, or attempting to fix any issue. But Ling has now put a message out.

 

40 minutes ago, Ludi said:

Why DW of all places?

Probably jelly-belly that our search actually works and that darkweb forum does not, i suppose.

 

2 minutes ago, A Nobody said:

So what did they mean by token? What exactly was used when using Google, Twitter, Steam, etc for signing in?

Every login session carries a token, a unique identifier ID. Tokens can be used for various things, and also thus maliciously.


What's odd is your name change.

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1 hour ago, Dragonfly said:

The site the database is posted on does not let people download the database without making an account and also spending €8 on buying "credits". It was at this point I quit out - not going to offer my hard earned cash and risk entering my card details on a shady website just to find out how not-fucked I am.

Cute default forum avatar tho.

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I'm at least a bit confident that I should be fine, but I'll change my password anyways just to be 100% sure.

 

Or not actually, I'll be fine

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7 minutes ago, Herr Dethnout said:


Welp, it's time to make a witch hunt against Linguica?

heh

So is this going to be our version of "Bush did 9/11"?

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Some other things:

  • The site from which that user dumped the database isn't clever: I would assume it would be hosted on the darkweb, but it is a regular site. Not very smart.
  • The software they use (Mentioned in a post further in the thread) is a public tool which, on a glance is a fake mySQL server and a glorified file scraper.

To me:

  • Nothing to actually worry about. The approach was amateurish at best and barely worth a teabag in Roblox.

 

Disclaimer:

  • Won't link the site, as these dumbo's don't deserve more cred.
5 minutes ago, ChippiHeppu said:

This is a certified bruh moment.

Barely. An actual hacker wouldn't do this.

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Of course, the password needs to be changed, but it's better to read the bible and sprinkle
holy water on your computer. To be 100% sure to protect your account.

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15 hours ago, Solmyr said:

So is this going to be our version of "Bush did 9/11"?


Yup. "Linguica did 10/14"

Spoiler

Or other admin idk hehe

 

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1 hour ago, Poxel12 said:

That's a good one, but there needs to be a more polish password, one that is both strong, and also polish.

Daj suki?

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all i can say is that i'm glad i wasted my boredom as a depressed antisocial dipshit kid making prank calls and griefing xbox live lobbies instead of being a script kiddie.

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On 10/14/2022 at 1:12 AM, Poxel12 said:

Simple, but it needs to be more ś, ć, ż, ą or maybe ź. 

Pśćrfuhpxzzveaeżzcąvśeącrrćaąepnąąbffufąvkfxśpfcweyjyśbbuśgxąźtmutąyąhpvjgćeqknngzuągvvśxaaemwwąźvąźzsśćhpzkwkcśśhśąmfwzwxtąsćpwućhukjśfcmąźśgćtcehjytkzbżhqmććygzrkjcżbgaerwfsnżqndkqynćzavćhcwaąpjppapwfpąźxvjrnhyąąśdrtvąyaćrćjćemjfhajgmkdągkmzxahjśtćbvąqćxuwćkć

How about this?
 

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34 minutes ago, fai1025 said:

Thanks god I registered this account with my Google account

Surely the hackers can't touch my password, right?

Right?

Personally, I'm waiting for the day when an actual major hack of Google occurs, whereupon the entire internet loses its collective mind.

 

In more current matters, I think my favorite thing about all this is that in Ling's announcement he uses the phrase "pwned by a script kiddie." Haven't hung around a community who'd use that phrase in a looong time.

 

I used a unique pw for this site and I only ever put in my spambucket email anyway, so. Worst case scenario one of you PMs me saying "hey dude you made 50 nsfw posts what gives?"

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2 minutes ago, Rykz said:

Pśćrfuhpxzzveaeżzcąvśeącrrćaąepnąąbffufąvkfxśpfcweyjyśbbuśgxąźtmutąyąhpvjgćeqknngzuągvvśxaaemwwąźvąźzsśćhpzkwkcśśhśąmfwzwxtąsćpwućhukjśfcmąźśgćtcehjytkzbżhqmććygzrkjcżbgaerwfsnżqndkqynćzavćhcwaąpjppapwfpąźxvjrnhyąąśdrtvąyaćrćjćemjfhajgmkdągkmzxahjśtćbvąqćxuwćkć

How about this?

Holy Manshark from the baltic sea made out of mayo, jeans, beans and all E.T. on Amiga 2600 fighting Rhinoman with a laser gun shooting a peanut with a gun on a cob on a stick on a fan on a imp,
it's beautiful.

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Doomwrld has been pamphlet'ted by the brochures prepare for assimulation into the containment breach of scp-420-j

In all seriousness over the coming days guess we'll know what's going on, hi Doomworld forum users you are famous now

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22 minutes ago, Rykz said:

Doomworld (Probably) Got Hacked
What about birthdays though? Do we will receive "Happy Birthday!" from random stranger? :>

 

Thats actually something Scammers and Hackers use to fish you, they send you a Mail with personal Data to break your Suspicion.


So thats the biggest Danger in that.

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1 hour ago, Rykz said:

you need to enter your birthday to sign up doomworld

 

Yeah, but you don't need to put your real one... 

As @Linguica says, its all hashed and and is one-way encrypted anyway.

 

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32 minutes ago, Redneckerz said:

Some other things:

  • The site from which that user dumped the database isn't clever: I would assume it would be hosted on the darkweb, but it is a regular site. Not very smart.
  • The software they use (Mentioned in a post further in the thread) is a public tool which, on a glance is a fake mySQL server and a glorified file scraper.

To me:

  • Nothing to actually worry about. The approach was amateurish at best and barely worth a teabag in Roblox.

 

Disclaimer:

  • Won't link the site, as these dumbo's don't deserve more cred.

Barely. An actual hacker wouldn't do this.

Please link it. I need to know if I'm ok.

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