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:''For Robert'); DROP TABLE Students;--'s mother, see [[Mrs. Roberts]].''</noinclude> | :''For Robert'); DROP TABLE Students;--'s mother, see [[Mrs. Roberts]].''</noinclude> | ||
β | '''Robert'); DROP TABLE Students;-- | + | '''Robert'); DROP TABLE Students;--''', also known as '''Little Bobby Tables''', is a [[stick figure]] character in [[xkcd]]. He is the youngest son of elite hacker [[Mrs. Roberts]] and [[Help I'm trapped in a driver's license factory Elaine Roberts]] is his older sister. His full name is known to cause problems with some computers. When he was first enrolled in school in [[327: Exploits of a Mom]], it exploited a vulnerability in the parsing of students' names into the school's student database resulting in the school losing all the student records for the year. |
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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===Real life occurrences=== | ===Real life occurrences=== | ||
β | In 2016, the British company <code>; DROP TABLE "COMPANIES"; --</code> was founded, and their name is still visible in the filings in [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10542519/filing-history Companies House | + | In 2016, the British company <code>; DROP TABLE "COMPANIES"; --</code> was founded, and their name is still visible in the filings in [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10542519/filing-history Companies House). The name is deliberately misformed (not containing a closing quote at the start) in order to avoid actual problems for data users. |
In 2017, a Swiss group called their book <code><script>alert("!Mediengruppe Bitnik");</script></code> to make e-commerce websites display a hackneyed pop-up as soon as the book name loads. [https://i.imgur.com/Dd4XN7d.png It immediately worked on several sites] and to this day, [https://www.tomlinsons-online.com/p-16381221-scriptalertmediengruppe-bitnikscript.aspx some websites] are still affected. | In 2017, a Swiss group called their book <code><script>alert("!Mediengruppe Bitnik");</script></code> to make e-commerce websites display a hackneyed pop-up as soon as the book name loads. [https://i.imgur.com/Dd4XN7d.png It immediately worked on several sites] and to this day, [https://www.tomlinsons-online.com/p-16381221-scriptalertmediengruppe-bitnikscript.aspx some websites] are still affected. |