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RIPE, Regional Internet Registry, hacked because an admin account's password was ripeadmin (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Aatube@kbin.social 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Réseaux IP Européens (European IP Networks)

The article said that RIPE was one of five Regional Internet Registry, not the one. Big HAL fail

Also, apparently RIPE NCC (which was hacked) and RIPE are different entities. The former is a Regional Internet Registry, and the latter is a forum hosted by RIPE NCC.