Comment on 4chan source code leaked (2010)Comments−kevin81812yHow can code be "leaked"? Wouldn't this imply someone was able to terminal into one of their servers?−n1c12yAny number of things could happen; maybe someone got access to a code repository, or a stray flash drive, or the web server was mis-configured and served the file as plain text (happened to fb once) etc.−Anderkent12yOr they found a file read vulnerability, or a server was misconfigured for a period and allowed files to be read, or a multitude of other options.−mahkoh12y4chan (or just moot's account) was hacked yesterday.
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How can code be "leaked"? Wouldn't this imply someone was able to terminal into one of their servers?
Any number of things could happen; maybe someone got access to a code repository, or a stray flash drive, or the web server was mis-configured and served the file as plain text (happened to fb once) etc.
Or they found a file read vulnerability, or a server was misconfigured for a period and allowed files to be read, or a multitude of other options.
4chan (or just moot's account) was hacked yesterday.