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Originally Posted by Paul M
They then appear to have cracked a mysql user password for the Live DB server, and used it (via adminer) to read the vb.com and vb.org user tables.
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How did they crack the MySQL password - how is the QA server linked to the live DB?
I'd rather you elaborated on that, with an explanation of "we made a mistake/a config file was left on the QA server/something else etc" rather than leaving the possibility of a vB exploit open. Even if it was only a QA server hacked, how did they then escalate that to the live DB?