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fork(2) [soylentnews.org] writes:

      According to Gizmodo [gizmodo.com], engadget, and TechnoBuffalo (and a host of others), TechCrunch has been breached by the elite hacking group ourMine.

      From engadget [engadget.com]:

Yet again, rather than being a bonafide hack, this seems to be a relatively simple case of gaining access via poor password practices. The group appears to have entered the site's CMS (content management system) via a writer's account. It's likely, although not sure, that the account in question used the same password across multiple services. OurMine published an article under the writer's name, put banners at the top of the site, and, as is par for course for the group, encouraged the owner of the account to write in to retrieve their accounts.

      Because of the limited nature of the "hack," TechCrunch was able to quickly roll back the changes OurMine made to its site. The erroneous post was deleted within minutes, and the banners and other accoutrements added to its homepage were removed soon after. While TechCrunch says it's still looking into exactly what happened, it seems the situation is under control for now.

      TechnoBuffalo [technobuffalo.com] adds:

OurMine has made its name recently by attacking high-profile targets ranging from Pokemon GO servers [technobuffalo.com] to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg [technobuffalo.com] and PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida [technobuffalo.com].

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