PodShow Hacked

I received an interesting email at 10am PST today from the PodShow domain.

From: hacked.yeknom@podshow.com
podshow.com got HACKED by yeknom!

This is the first email of this sort I have ever had. At first I was pissed that PodShow let such a thing happen and was worried that I would now get tons of spam. But I get a decent amount of spam anyway and Gmail has been pretty awesome at handling that (it catches 99% for me).

Later in the day I got an email from the PodShow team.

Dear PodShow Friends,

At approximately 10am PST today, an attempt was made to compromise our network. Our systems recognized the attempt and immediately reacted by shutting down certain functions.

During this attempt, spam emails were sent to certain users on our network.

If you received unsolicited emails from a PodShow.com address, we sincerely apologize. We take this type of interruption very seriously and are constantly upgrading our systems and processes to prevent interruptions and abuse.

The entire PodShow team appreciates your support and we work diligently to bring you the best in new media and new music. Should any additional issues arise, we will keep you informed.

Sincerely,
Ron Bloom, Adam Curry and the PodShow Team

I would have liked a quicker response, but I’m glad to see an honest response from the guys at PodShow.