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# [They Were Inside DreamHost Since August. The Passwords Were the Least of It](https://nulltrace.hashnode.dev/they-were-inside-dreamhost-since-august-the-passwords-were-the-least-of-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A web host found an intruder in its file manager on October 23 — three months after the break-in began. What the attacker took wasn't just passwords. It was the sessions themselves.

6d ago · 5 min read · nulltrace.hashnode.dev  
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