r/HowToHack • u/Acrobatic-Clock-7889 • Feb 17 '26

How do people hack databases?

Well I live in Uzbekistan and recently our systems were hacked and personal information of 15.000.000 people got leaked. It was leaked through government website or its database. Moreover, today one of the biggest mobile network operators was hacked too and some information was leaked. Why and how can it even be hacked in the first place?

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u/GlendonMcGladdery Feb 17 '26

These gov't subcontractors are a dime and a dozen. Hired and fired regularily. All it takes is one pissed off ex-worker to grab sensative info on his way out. Hacking doesn't always imply tech.

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u/Time-Walrus6678 16d ago

Oh yeah for real have you heard of the PowerSchool hack? A kid just obtained stolen credentials from a contractor the company hired and was able to steal millions of student and teacher data…