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Cake day: December 5th, 2023

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  • They did not gain access to the db. They just inserted some garbage data that due to a bug in my code caused a background worker to try to insert some invalid data to the db and fail on loop, hogging network resources until eventually the main server couldn’t serve anymore.

    When I say their email is confirmed, I mean the email they used to sign up is presumably one they have access to because they clicked on the confirmation link with a token sent to their email. The data they inserted is tied to that account with a foreign key.

    No SQL injection or anything like that was done. It was more them triggering a bug more than anything. But it’s still clearly intentional because the data they inserted is spam about forex trading with no spaces (which is what caused the error, long story). My code is open source so presumably they knew that would happen.















  • Cockroaches. It was bad. They were everywhere. You couldn’t open a door without them falling from the cracks in the doorframe on your face.

    Boric acid is what helped as recommended by reddit. We used to clean, and spray with Pyrethrins before that but that only kills the visible ones. Most of the roaches are in their holes and you’ll never reach them like that.

    What’s great about boric acid is that it kills slowly meaning they can infect each other before they die in a chain reaction. They infect even the hidden ones when they go groom each other.

    So clean the area, dry it, then just spread the powder where they usually hang out. It’ll take a week to notice any effects. Apply again if area gets wet.

    Another great thing is unless you ingest a huge amount or inhale it in your lungs, boric acid is mostly safe for humans. Unlike the sprays which always gave us symptoms.