Vapourware When Clouds Disperse: Cloud source host Code Spaces hacked, developers lose code

[DragoFireheart]

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/...t_Code_Spaces_hacked_developers_lose_code.php

Today, SVN and Git source repository Code Spaces announced that it's down for the count after hackers took control of its back-end -- and destroyed its code repositories in retribution after system admins attempted to regain control of the site.

According to a statement published on its website -- which is now down -- hackers took control of Code Spaces and attempted to ransom it. When admins attempted to regain control of the system, the hackers destroyed its archives in retaliation: "most of our data, backups, machine configurations and offsite backups were either partially or completely deleted," Code Spaces' statement read.

During that process, at least two game developers have lost code: Ian Stocker of Magical Time Bean, developer of Escape Goat 2, has lost access to earlier revisions of his project which were stored on the service and are now destroyed. Boundendevelopers Game Oven were also affected,according to a tweet from designer Adriaan de Jongh.

The attack highlights a danger of storing code in the cloud that is not always considered.

Earlier today, the Code Spaces site was still up, but it is now unresponsive. The message it displayed said, in part, "... at this point in time we have no alternative but to cease trading and concentrate on supporting our affected customers in exporting any remaining data they have left with us." This statement is still viewable via Google cache.

And people wonder why I'm so hell bent against things like the Cloud.

Protip for those whom this may concern: if there is a company that you wish to do business with that is mostly/only Cloud based, ask if they are PCI compliant. The reasoning is even though PCI is in regards to securing credit card info and such, their willingness to take the time to become PCI compliant as a Cloud based company will help ensure that your non-credit card data is also more secure by the very nature of that company taking steps to secure your credit card info.

If they instead send you to a third-party site, I would not do business with them.

 

[Baron Dupek]

Clouds are the future. Presented in William Gibson's books.

 

[No Great Name]

Funny how often "floods" or "hackers" or "evul bethesda" manage to sabotage talentless indie projects.

Most everyone else know how to make and backup hard copies instead of only relying on the "cloud."