Odex website hacked
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Odex website hacked
By Chua Hian Hou
ANIME distributor Odex's website was defaced by an unknown hacker on Wednesday night, and is now down.
After breaking into the site, the perpetrator put up a note urging a boycott of the anime distributor's products, suggesting ways to continue downloading anime without getting found out. He also urged readers to 'trust' his allegations that the controversial company was 'bad and evil'.
An Odex spokesman said the company had taken down the site, and would make a police report.
Odex incurred the wrath of the Singapore online community - most of whom are pro-piracy, according to a government survey - after it sent out hundreds of letters to alleged anime downloaders, demanding they pay it between $3,000 and $5,000 or face further legal action.
Anti-Odex sentiment was further stoked when District Judge Ernest Lau turned down Odex's application for a court order to obtain get the names of alleged downloaders from Internet service provider Pacific Internet, on the grounds that Odex by itself could not sue infringers, even though it had the backing of the studios which did have the right to sue.
Users on sites like HardwareZone, sgCafe and Xedo Defense cheered the news that the site had been hacked.
The IT consultant running Xedo Defense, who declined to give his real name, said he 'cannot help feeling a sense of glee, but I would have to say I will not support such actions, even if Odex deserves it.'
Security expert Aloysius Cheang said the attack on Odex did not appear to be a very sophisticated one. It was 'probably the work of an individual, since no organised hacker group has claimed credit for it so far', he added.
From the language used in the hacker's note, Mr Cheang believed the perpetrator was someone living here.
As Odex's site is hosted locally, Mr Cheang said the company can make a police report. As all attacks leave digital trails, there was a good chance the perpetrator could eventually be identified, he said.
It is an offence under the Computer Misuse Act to access computers or modify data on them without permission, and those convicted face penalties of up to $15,000 and five years jail. -
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I want my question answered.
Are the victims' data on the servers or not? -
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POKEMON GOTTA CATCH EM ALL!
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The ultimate punishment for Odex is the murder of Stephen Sing
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Orbi goot.
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Then what is the punishment for blackmailing?
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XEDO
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i think he only managed to deface the website la.Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:I want my question answered.
Are the victims' data on the servers or not?
i don't think the victim's data are placed in the same server as their website stuff. -
You hack in then know le lorOriginally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:I want my question answered.
Are the victims' data on the servers or not? -
there is no way to beat the underground
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Hope the hacker doesn't get caught.
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x2.Originally posted by wonderamazement:Hope the hacker doesn't get caught.
They must have paid $10 to some kiddies to code the site, and definitely deserved to be hacked for exploiting them.
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It is very sad.
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Originally posted by eagle:
Si Hian Hou. Say until like anyone anti-Odex is a bad guy. Simi pro-piracy sai. Don't like what Ernest Lau say then quit being as a reporter and go be a judge yourself la.
Odex website hacked
By Chua Hian Hou
ANIME distributor Odex's website was defaced by an unknown hacker on Wednesday night, and is now down.
After breaking into the site, the perpetrator put up a note urging a boycott of the anime distributor's products, suggesting ways to continue downloading anime without getting found out. He also urged readers to 'trust' his allegations that the controversial company was 'bad and evil'.
An Odex spokesman said the company had taken down the site, and would make a police report.
Odex incurred the wrath of the Singapore online community - most of whom are pro-piracy, according to a government survey - after it sent out hundreds of letters to alleged anime downloaders, demanding they pay it between $3,000 and $5,000 or face further legal action.
Anti-Odex sentiment was further stoked when District Judge Ernest Lau turned down Odex's application for a court order to obtain get the names of alleged downloaders from Internet service provider Pacific Internet, on the grounds that Odex by itself could not sue infringers, even though it had the backing of the studios which did have the right to sue.
Users on sites like HardwareZone, sgCafe and Xedo Defense cheered the news that the site had been hacked.
The IT consultant running Xedo Defense, who declined to give his real name, said he 'cannot help feeling a sense of glee, but I would have to say I will not support such actions, even if Odex deserves it.'
Security expert Aloysius Cheang said the attack on Odex did not appear to be a very sophisticated one. It was 'probably the work of an individual, since no organised hacker group has claimed credit for it so far', he added.
From the language used in the hacker's note, Mr Cheang believed the perpetrator was someone living here.
As Odex's site is hosted locally, Mr Cheang said the company can make a police report. As all attacks leave digital trails, there was a good chance the perpetrator could eventually be identified, he said.
It is an offence under the Computer Misuse Act to access computers or modify data on them without permission, and those convicted face penalties of up to $15,000 and five years jail.[/b] -
I think the defacing involves the site database only, and nothing else is accessible. If he could gain full control of the server, he would probably have deleted the whole site instead.Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:I want my question answered.
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Users on sites like HardwareZone, sgCafe and Xedo Defense cheered the news that the site had been hacked.
so sad. hahaha, sgforums not listed
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Like that more freedom ma.Originally posted by dumbdumb!:so sad. hahaha, sgforums not listed -
Could it be our mayi who did that
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i say 70/30 chance.Originally posted by wonderamazement:Hope the hacker doesn't get caught.
unless he knows how to cover his tracks. -
No its not, regardless, they will still have a hard copy.Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:I want my question answered.
Are the victims' data on the servers or not? -
Not surprised to see this coming.
In fact, they've riled up the American web community. And that's one can of worms they can't close on their own. -
I'm not that bo liao even though I don't like ODEX.Originally posted by kenn3th:Could it be our mayi who did that