Little Bobby Tables

HI, THIS IS YOUR SON'S SCHOOL. WE'RE HAVING SOME COMPUTER TROUBLE. OH, DEAR - DID HE BREAK SOMETHING? IN A WAY— DID YOU REALLY NAME YOUR SON Robert'); DROP TABLE Students;-- ? — OH, YES, LITTLE BOBBY TABLES, WE CALL HIM. WELL, WE'VE LOST THIS YEAR'S STUDENT RECORDS. I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY. AND I HOPE YOU'VE LEARNED TO SANITIZE YOUR DATABASE INPUTS.

An xkcd-style four-panel comic shows a school calling a parent about computer trouble. The parent reveals that his son is named “Robert'); DROP TABLE Students;--,” referencing SQL injection, and the school’s student records are lost because the input was not sanitized. It is commonly shared as a humorous reaction to insecure programming, database mistakes, or clever hacking jokes. EN: An xkcd-style four-panel comic shows a school calling a parent about computer trouble. The parent reveals that his son is named “Robert'); DROP TABLE Students;--,” referencing SQL injection, and the school’s student records are lost because the input was not sanitized. It is commonly shared as a humorous reaction to insecure programming, database mistakes, or clever hacking jokes.

• @gentoomemes / 1526 2022-12-09
• @rzeczyzabawne / 14107 2023-12-14