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The Pirate Bay has its user database stolen

13 May 2007 10:18 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz | 20 comments

According to the official blog at The Pirate Bay, a hacker or group of hackers found a security hole on the site and used it to steal the full user database of all registered users.

According to the blog entry, the admins of the site claim to know who stole the database but assured users that their passwords were stored "very encrypted" and there should be no worries.

The admins recommend changing passwords as soon as possible and updating their password other sites where the might be using the same password and username.

Here is the complete blog entry:

User data stolen but not unsecured

Hi, we have some sad news, but don't be alarmed...

Some people (and yes, we know who) found a security hole on our web site (in fact, actually in this blog).

They have got a copy of the user database. That is, your username and passwords. But, the passwords are stored encrypted, so it's not a big deal, but it's still very sad that it's out there. All e-mails are for instance encrypted as well, they will most likely not be able to decrypt them either (they are _very_ encrypted).

We encourage all our users to change passwords as soon as possible - and if you have the same password on the bay as other places, you should update them as well.

Sorry for the mess, but we are all human and we miss something sometimes.

Update:
Seems all "has been resolved and the stolen data uncompromised."
Read more about it here

Source:
ThePirateBay

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dude845 (Senior Member) 13 May 2007 10:39
I don't have an acount there, more of a private torrent site type guy but the people who did this really should find better things to do ;p [ + quote]
Wylee (Junior Member) 13 May 2007 12:14
hehehe this sounds funny...i wouldnt realy know how serious this is since i dont know what the article means by "database" but lol it sounds funny that i torrent site got "robbed" if thats the case. [ + quote]
fgamer (Member) 13 May 2007 12:21
The "database" is just where they store all of their users account information such as login name and passwords etc. [ + quote]
Wylee (Junior Member) 13 May 2007 12:23
ooo ok i see...well thats nothing then... i thought it ment database as in all the torrents they have. Because if all there torrents are gone then ppl stop using there site. and whoever has possesion of them could then make their own site. But since thats not the case then i gess taht cant happen... smart idea tho heheh [ + quote]
AXT (Member) 13 May 2007 12:49
How ironic. [ + quote]
NexGen76 (Member) 13 May 2007 12:54
What do i think the Police have something to do with this...? [ + quote]
svtstang (AfterDawn Addict) 13 May 2007 13:01
Police do not have th jurisdiction to do that...nor does the government. Who the hell would sign up at a public tracker anyway, especially one that recently got raided?? [ + quote]
ZippyDSM (AfterDawn Addict) 13 May 2007 14:51
Originally posted by svtstang: Police do not have th jurisdiction to do that...nor does the government. Who the hell would sign up at a public tracker anyway, especially one that recently got raided?? thos who want to be on a secret goverment list :X [ + quote]
Wylee (Junior Member) 13 May 2007 15:05
arrghhh dar she blows!! Land Ho!!! [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 13 May 2007 15:05
Thoatih12 (Senior Member) 13 May 2007 15:31
people need to get a life Enough said.. [ + quote]
ZippyDSM (AfterDawn Addict) 13 May 2007 15:55
Originally posted by Thoatih12: people need to get a life Enough said.. Arrr matey we be parites that is our life....aarrggg! .....LOL >< LOL [ + quote]
Wylee (Junior Member) 13 May 2007 16:41
argh i wanna be a pirate 2. heheh if i cud leave my email here i will but i dont wnan break n e rules..so somehow contact me and ill see if i can help in the worl of pirates...argggg [ + quote]
ZippyDSM (AfterDawn Addict) 13 May 2007 17:08
Just to be clear I am not a pirate but a "woodsman" of the net, and I gots the BO to prove it :X [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 13 May 2007 17:09
akaangus (Member) 13 May 2007 18:23
Many People's Accounts Accessed. [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 13 May 2007 18:25
Bucknekid (Newbie) 13 May 2007 20:28
Originally posted by akaangus: Many People's Accounts Accessed. Post of the year right there. [ + quote]
borhan9 (AfterDawn Addict) 13 May 2007 22:41
This is one reason i do not give my personal details or join a torrent site. [ + quote]
SamNz (Newbie) 14 May 2007 0:34
Quote: Originally posted by akaangus: Many People's Accounts Accessed. Post of the year right there. ill second that [ + quote]
Wylee (Junior Member) 14 May 2007 8:04
o00 crap im so dum...how do i delete my account frum a certain site??!! [ + quote]
Unfocused (Member) 15 May 2007 16:53
Make the culprits Walk The Plank! To the bottom of Davie Jones' Locker with them. Argh Matey. [ + quote]
ZzeusS (Junior Member) 20 May 2007 5:30
Arrrrr If it's not in the torrents.to anony list then I don't want it! [ + quote]