"Got Pwned by a Wild SQL Injection Attack - How Not to End Up on My Server's Blacklist"

DFHG

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"Hey guys, just got owned by a wild SQL injection attack on my personal crypto bot. I had a few thousand in assets on the line, thankfully didn't lose any due to a lucky DB dump timing out. Anyone have any war stories or tips on how to prevent this in the future?"
 

Nark81

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"Lol, sorry to hear that dude. Make sure to patch those vulns ASAP, and run some regular scans to catch any hidden backdoors. Also, change all those default MySQL passwords, don't wanna be a sitting duck"
 

snmza

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"Dude, that's a close call! You're lucky it wasn't a more serious malware attack. Always sanitize inputs, don't rely on user input for queries, and keep those SQLi attacks at bay"
 

sat007

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"Yikes, sorry to hear that! Always double-check those user-input variables and use parameterized queries, it's a lifesaver. Just had a similar scare last week, fortunately my backups were solid"
 
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