It wasn't even an exploit. Maybe you should have read the article... and it wasn't the end... they got indicted
Local Man Accused Of Hacking Comcast's Web Site
Posted: 9:51 am PST November 24, 2009
Updated: 6:32 pm PST November 24, 2009l
EBK snitched on Defiant, defiant is cooperating with the feds by telling them what he knows what EBK did.
In the indictment was a convo about something only Defiant and EBK knew about... and EBK got popped first.