CNET hacked, site source code leaked

Did some investigation:

* The tar file (cnet.com.tar) is 489MB.

* Unpacked it's 536MB

* No database

* Around 30,000 files

* READ.ME has a promise of a copy of the database if you send this person 1BTC (not publishing their name here)

* Based on directory structure, looks like this is a release from 06/12 of this year

* Looks like the site is based on Symphony?

apparently the zip file contains an installation of symfony2 with supposedly the cnet code as bundles. I don't know, it's kind of boring to look at the code of a standard portal website built with a well known framework.

instead of posting the source code(which I hadn't looked further than directory structure so I can't confirm if it's real, because well, it's just another symfony code) why just don't tell that cnet is hacked and they are using symfony and explain who and how did this?

I really can't see much value of distributing the source code of a standard website built with a standard library.

The download is already disabled by dropbox due to high traffic.

Something about downloading a giant unknown zip makes me uneasy. Reminds me of all those phishing/malware emails with attachments.

edit: no idea why I'm being downvoted.

Anyone have a mirror?

Yea I'll pass.