tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600560384355436278.post5916700875324039995..comments2024-02-24T15:19:02.095-08:00Comments on SPARK NEWS: HAS YOUR STATION BEEN HIJACKED BY “YG & Nipsey?” THEY PROBABLY GOT IN VIA A “BARIX BOX” Ken Mills Agency, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00792966356989583664noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600560384355436278.post-58834180640719142522017-02-08T03:50:22.669-08:002017-02-08T03:50:22.669-08:00Many of the "hacked" stations we passwor...Many of the "hacked" stations we password protected. They just used either a weak password or it was brute force defeated.<br /><br />Barix has been vulnerable to these attacks because it can be programmed to play just about any media file and any web stream in existence. This is different than other vendors like Tieline and Comrex who don't allow that to happen. <br /><br />The big reason they are the top choice for LPFM stations is they are cheaper than other vendors as well. And yes, they probably were setup with someone with some technical knowledge but not a lot. Stations need to prevent the Barix box admin ports from being visible to the outside world to prevent this in the future.Kevin Truebloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006376255780436447noreply@blogger.com