A security firm revealed today that mysql.com, the central repository for widely-used Web database software, was hacked and booby-trapped. The disclosure caught my eye because I saw evidence that administrative access to the site was being sold in the hacker underground for just $3,000. The ultimate irony of this attack is that the owner of the site is Oracle Corp., which also owns Java, a software suite that I have often advised readers to avoid due to its numerous security and update problems.”]
Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/09/mysql-com-sold-for-3k-serves-malware/