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Docker Hub Hacked – 190k accounts, GitHub tokens revoked, builds disabled

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Re: Docker Hub Hacked – 190k accounts, GitHub tokens revoked, builds disabled

#11

Docker Hub being hacked was basically just a question of time. With how much of the internet blindly pulls images from it, the potential gain from hijacking just one high-profile one would be monumental.

That doesn't mean there aren't plenty of things they could have done to make this more secure. The fact that you can just `docker login` with the same credentials that allow access to your entire registry is pretty poor security design IMO.

Re: Docker Hub Hacked – 190k accounts, GitHub tokens revoked, builds disabled

#12
Well, this is pretty disappointing. Docker doesn’t let you install it without an account, so I registered and used it for maybe a day in all. And poof, there goes my account data.

I’m just hoping that I was using a password manager by then.

Any word as to the cause of this? Was something important stored in plaintext, etc.?

Re: Docker Hub Hacked – 190k accounts, GitHub tokens revoked, builds disabled

#14

Well, this is pretty disappointing. Docker doesn’t let you install it without an account, so I registered and used it for maybe a day in all. And poof, there goes my account data. I’m just hoping that I was using a password manager by then. Any word as to the cause of this? Was something important stored in plaintext, etc.?

They say "accessed database," so I'm thinking SQLi.

Re: Docker Hub Hacked – 190k accounts, GitHub tokens revoked, builds disabled

#16
post #14

Well, this is pretty disappointing. Docker doesn’t let you install it without an account, so I registered and used it for maybe a day in all. And poof, there goes my account data. I’m just hoping that I was using a password manager by then. Any word as to the cause of this? Was something important stored in plaintext, etc.?

They say "accessed database," so I'm thinking SQLi.

SQLi that managed to access only a single shard though? Hm.

Re: Docker Hub Hacked – 190k accounts, GitHub tokens revoked, builds disabled

#17

Well, this is pretty disappointing. Docker doesn’t let you install it without an account, so I registered and used it for maybe a day in all. And poof, there goes my account data. I’m just hoping that I was using a password manager by then. Any word as to the cause of this? Was something important stored in plaintext, etc.?

> Well, this is pretty disappointing. Docker doesn’t let you install it without an account, so I registered and used it for maybe a day in all. And poof, there goes my account data.

Eh? Doesn’t let you use what without an account?

Anyone can pull images anonymously. An account is only for publishing.

Re: Docker Hub Hacked – 190k accounts, GitHub tokens revoked, builds disabled

#18
post #4

I can't find an announcement of this anywhere besides HN? Will Docker be publishing info via official mediums?

I assume they will. I only just got the email and it looks like only a small subset of accounts are affected. Or at least that's what that PR spin is supposed to make you think.

I see. I originally thought this was the announcement, as that is what the post indicated.

Re: Docker Hub Hacked – 190k accounts, GitHub tokens revoked, builds disabled

#20
Imagine the impact if NPM got hacked instead of Docker Hub. People would go crazy, run the streets like monkeys and yelling why NPM is untrustworthy must be boycotted. Last time one user got hacked and they blamed NPM for letting it happened. Everyone went crazy...
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