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Parler: Announcents blog creds exposed. Main site not affected

9 points| vinnyglennon | 5 years ago |twitter.com

6 comments

[+] newacct583|5 years ago|reply

Previous story here seems to have disappeared from HN's new submissions list: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25203846

Guys, I know this is going to turn into a partisan mudfest, but this is a real hack and a legitimate security problem with a popular (albeit partisan) website. A lot of people are going to be affected, it's going to drive news. HN needs to be allowed to discuss it.

[+] trynewideas|5 years ago|reply

Except this specific one isn't. It's the blog they use for announcements, not the network.

[+] torartc|5 years ago|reply

This is actually hilarious. Their keys all just hanging out in a php file. Also, who thinks building a social network on WordPress is a good idea.

[+] js2|5 years ago|reply

> Sorry, to clarify: this is not Parler's social media platform, as far as I can tell, but rather their ancillary blog that they use for announcements, et cetera. IOW, I'm virtually certain Parler isn't running WP. No DMs were likely hacked.