Odex has been hacked!
UPDATE 22/11/2007: Ops, it seems that the DNS wasn’t the one that’s compromised. The page wasn’t working for some people so I assumed it was due to slow DNS propagation, but apparently Odex has always been hosted on PacNet (ironic). The hacker gained access to the web server itself, which probably means the SQL database too. I hope whoever designed the website for Odex had the common sense to salt the md5 hashes of the user passwords.
The domain odex.com.sg was replaced with a message from an unknown hacker. The page has since been taken down. I have mirrored a copy of the page here.
This server was fully hacked because the things ODEX are doing are just completly wrong!
So I hacked them due to my deep abominate against this company.The stupidity of the organisation can not only be seen in the quality of their products or in the disingenuousness of their actions, but also in their skills of web design, compatibility and programming.
You can see that by the fact that the server is now hacked.
Now, I don’t like to stereotype, but the hacker sounds Singaporean… I guess he wasn’t quite pleased with the latest development. (Even though it turned out to be a mistake.)
The colour scheme of the page also leaves much to be desired. That said, his command of English and aesthetic sense aside, I approve of his XHTML coding. He has the proper doctype defined and he uses <br/> as required. Too bad he made a typo (</head> instead of </title>) or the page would’ve validated.
It’s good to know that some people out there care about W3C standards, although I have a feeling that this particular individual will probably be behind bars soon.
November 22nd, 2007 at 1:49 pm
he better not be a singaporean, OR he is good enff to cover his tracks where the police cant find his IP and ISP. if not he would be in deep trouble under Computer Misuse Act chp 50.
November 22nd, 2007 at 2:30 pm
If he is from Singapore, I’d say chances are slim that he’d be able to escape the authorities.
November 22nd, 2007 at 3:43 pm
MD5 is weak btw.
November 22nd, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Doesn’t matter how weak it is, it’s still time-consuming to decode it.
November 22nd, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Lss, I agree with you.
It appears the main motive for this ruckus is to literally cause an international outburst and defame Odex. It’s one RIDICULOUS act. Who would want to hack into such a company and makes things worse when it’s already bad enough for them. It’s better off to complain about the company somewhere else by literally stab a large sword at their backs.
I actually rarely heard of this company; the only time I heard of them was about 2-3 years ago on The New Paper. At least I agree with some of their policies about downloading illegal licensed anime.
It’d been good if there’s an IP address for the police to track the culprit down. But it’d be trouble if, for instance, someone used ANOTHER person’s Internet service, or use a public wireless service in Singapore.
Whack the hell out of this hacker! (Although I don’t really support Odex, for I nearly don’t know about them. -_-”)
November 22nd, 2007 at 5:11 pm
ALL HAIL THE HACKER!!!!!
Sorry, couldn’t resist. Someone had to say that.
Jokes aside, This can either be really good, really bad, or just plain be something to joke about with. Frankly, I fully support the actions of the Hacker, but unless he is overseas, chances are he’d be caught and trailed. I’m not too familar with the technicalities of the internet, but whoever did this would probaly be extremely easy to track down if he is hosting the site himself.
Then again, if he really is a great hacker/cracker…..
Well, heck. ALL HAIL THE HACKER!!!!!!
November 22nd, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Man, talk bout the festival of giving. Even though MOSTLY neutral, I tend towards the side against odex (People FTW!) but hacking a professional website cant be morally justified and I think shouldn’t be acceptable in a claimed civic society of Singapore. Then again, what else is surprising? We have people sending death threats(Which IMO is not only criminalising oneself but also giving the recipient and extra stand legally) to ministers for voicing out controversial issues insensitively.
November 22nd, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Chrlapse regarding the death threat thing its not real. its really an injoke and nothing more than that.
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November 22nd, 2007 at 9:12 pm
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http://www.antsight.com/zsl/rainbowcrack/#Rainbow%20Table
It can be cracked within minutes now. Even SHA-1 has been cracked. They are planning to migrate to SHA-2 by 2010.
November 22nd, 2007 at 9:33 pm
That hacker is rash and irrational. Okay, Odex is made of fail, but hacking their site and going down to their level? Good job, now you made us all look like immature losers.
“You can see that by the fact that the server is now hacked.”
We salute you, Captain Obvious.
November 22nd, 2007 at 9:33 pm
Nice English. I think he is more of an Asian rather than just Singaporean. His English seems quite…..British IMO. But that goes to show that “otakus” don’t need to “get a life” because they have lots.
I hope Odex would spend money on rebuilding their reputation than to trace the hacker. Like what The Mentor said a decade ago, “You can stop me, but you can’t stop us all.” So what if they caught the hacker and press charges? Their reputation is still in ruins.
Let’s see what Odex will do next. I hope the Singaporean judges who handles the case would make some intelligent comment rather than just ” has done something which is absolutely unecessary….”
The hacker certainly has courage to stand and do what he/she think is right. I am going to write to Straits Times forums after the hacker gets caught.xD
I like the fruity and pink background. How kawaii. xD
November 22nd, 2007 at 10:10 pm
I’d agree that this is pretty immature, but I just can’t help not feeling sorry for Odex. It just made me ROFL hard and that’s it. Good stuff.
Ok, move along to the next prank now people.
November 22nd, 2007 at 10:29 pm
…seems singaoreans blood kicks in to resign to fate again.. sg people starting to feel sorry for odex whom they curse and swear? move along and wait for some other company to mess up other peoples’ lifes and feel ’should do something but scared’? at least someone stood up against them unlike us wimping about no anime to watch.