Its easy to get complacent with usernames and passwords, but the popular mp3 indie-blog Stereogum has received a rather jarring wake up call that has the blogosphere all a flutter. The daily read for many music fans (including glide) was apparently hacked due to Stereogum’s rather over-indie admin password of “sufjan.” Of course this could just be extremely jaded hacker humor, but as of late this morning, the site is still down.
A simple message reads:
Hello Scott.
What happened to my site?
Your server has been compromised on a root level and has at least 3-4 different exploits installed.
WTF? By whom? Pitchfork?
Perhaps SUFJAN was a poor password.
How am I gonna post that MP3 of snippets from every song on the new Dylan album? Sounds really promising! Heavy on the R&B swing that made Love And Theft his best album in decades.
Fix your fucking blog dude.
See for yourself: Stereogum
