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Originally Posted by Robbie
Bingo. Best thing is to set up your firewall to only allow certain IP's access to the SQL file. Basic security fixes like that can go a long way.
My guess would be that WTF didn't hack anything. They probably just bought an email list. I get offers to buy every programs email list at least a couple of times a month.
EVERYTHING is for sale. 
But anyway...a good hosting company would have already made sure your NATS database is secure. A few simple steps to lock it down against "average" hacking. (nothing will stop a good hacker of course...nothing) |
firewall wont do anything in this case because they probably already get local access, but firewall in general is a good idea
you typically can't rely on hosts but some do a better job than others, but when there's a will there's a way