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Hackers and Anti-Government Protests rage across Iraq

Hackers and Anti-Government Protests rage across Iraq

Jan 05, 2013
Four Iraqi Government websites defaced today by hacker going by name " riSky ". Defaced domains include Iraq National Investment Commission website also. Where, Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across Iraq on Friday, charging that Sunni Muslims had been disenfranchised under the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri Maliki and pressing for detainees to be freed, there internal and externals hackers are also creating trouble for Government. Hacker claiming to hack the server, as proof he offer ' The Hacker News ' some screenshots of cpanel WHM, as shown below: Defaced Domain: investpromo.gov.iq nic.iq investpromo.com istithmar.iq Hack Mirror: https://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18883643 https://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18883647 https://zone-h.com/mirror/id/18883639 On going hacks and Protest in Iraq are driving the protests in the hopes of creating their own semi-autonomous region akin to Kurdistan, emboldened by the belief that the ongoing u...
Hacker leaks Bangladesh Intelligence classified Emails

Hacker leaks Bangladesh Intelligence classified Emails

Jan 04, 2013
Indian hacker, Godzilla once again hit Bangladesh government server . Hacker told us about his latest cyber attack on  Directorate General of Forces Intelligence Bangladesh (DGFI -  www.dgfi.gov.bd ) server . He claimed to back up all confidential mails in the server and list of all their agents around the globe. Hacker taunt Bangladesh govt , " To all stupid Intelligence people of Bangladesh do you know what is security??,  Iam really felling pitty for you." Through a paste  note, hacker leak one sample mail (funny one), which is the conversation between Dewan Mamoon and DGFI Director. Some words from email are, " I love the CIA. I love the DGFI. I love the Bangladesh armed forces. I love America and I love Bangladesh. " and " I know that you are the ones to thank for sponsoring me in Bangladesh and the CIA for sponsoring me in America. " Compromised Intelligence server claimed to be full of sensitive information. In past year, G...
Want to Grow Vulnerability Management into Exposure Management? Start Here!

Want to Grow Vulnerability Management into Exposure Management? Start Here!

Dec 05, 2024Attack Surface / Exposure Management
Vulnerability Management (VM) has long been a cornerstone of organizational cybersecurity. Nearly as old as the discipline of cybersecurity itself, it aims to help organizations identify and address potential security issues before they become serious problems. Yet, in recent years, the limitations of this approach have become increasingly evident.  At its core, Vulnerability Management processes remain essential for identifying and addressing weaknesses. But as time marches on and attack avenues evolve, this approach is beginning to show its age. In a recent report, How to Grow Vulnerability Management into Exposure Management (Gartner, How to Grow Vulnerability Management Into Exposure Management, 8 November 2024, Mitchell Schneider Et Al.), we believe Gartner® addresses this point precisely and demonstrates how organizations can – and must – shift from a vulnerability-centric strategy to a broader Exposure Management (EM) framework. We feel it's more than a worthwhile read an...
TopTV and Reliance Netconnect websites hacked by Brazilian hackers

TopTV and Reliance Netconnect websites hacked by Brazilian hackers

Jan 02, 2013
The TopTV website and Reliance Netconnect broadband provider websites compromised today by Brazilian hacking crew named " HighTech Brazil HackTeam ". Index.php from Reliance Netconnect and few internal pages of TopTV defaced. Heather Kennedy from TopTV said that they are aware of the breach of security on its website," The IT department was working on the problem all day yesterday, New Year's Day. The site will be restored shortly " Recently the official website of Interpol Indonesia National Central Bureau (interpol.go.id) and many Singapore websites were also hacked by same hackers. The same hacker or group of hackers have also defaced the PG Glass website. The PG Glass home page currently (2 January at 09:30) displays the message " Hackeado por HighTech Brazil HackTeam… " Defaced URLs: https://www.toptv.co.za/index.php?option=com_tvguide&Itemid=29 https://www.reliancenetconnect.co.in/index.php
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Three South African government websites hacked

Three South African government websites hacked

Dec 09, 2012
" H4ksniper " hacker claiming responsibility for disrupting three South African government websites. This morning after hack, website of The social development department opened to a black page with a window containing the animated graphic " Website hacked by H4ksniper ". Another message on the deface page was " Hello South Africa :D , Bad News For You IM BACK ! ..You Messed With Us & Now You Must Suffer..From Morocco with love. " On asking, hacker said that the reason of hack is " We all know that SA is the first supporter of the [República Árabe Saharaui Democrática] RASD and the enemy of Morocco since a long time and we are hackers and our goal is defending our country... " From statement, its clear that hacker belongs to Morocco and claiming to defend it from its enemy. Defaced domains : https://www.dsd.gov.za/ https://www.population.gov.za/ https://www.pnc.gov.za/ Mirror Links: https://www.th3mirror.com/mirror/id/146186/ http...
Hacker breach President of Sri Lanka website

Hacker breach President of Sri Lanka website

Nov 22, 2012
Official website of President of Sri Lanka (president.gov.lk)  breached by hacker going by name " Broken-Security ", using Blind Sql Injection vulnerability. Vulnerability also posted by hacker on a pastebin note with database dump including table and column names. Dump include the Username and Encrypted password of admin also as shown in screenshot. Hacker didn't mention any reason of hacking. 
Tunisians Voice - Nawaat Portal hacked

Tunisians Voice - Nawaat Portal hacked

Nov 13, 2012
Kosova Warriors Group deface a subdomain (https://events.nawaat.org/) of Nawaat Portal.. Its an independent collective blog hosted by Tunisians. It gives a voice to all those who, through their civic engagement, take the cover and spread. Our editorial decisions are guided by among other concerns that affect the lives of our countrymen and our fellow man. It seems that hacker is able to hack into the server and have control over two subdomains. After talking with hacker, we came to know that there is one more panel open for hackers at https://facebook.nawaat.org/ , where by default anyone is logging as admin user id. Zone-h Records of defacement are : https://www.zone-h.org/mirror/id/18587592 https://www.zone-h.org/mirror/id/18587594
English Defence League Donors Information Leaked by Hackers

English Defence League Donors Information Leaked by Hackers

Nov 13, 2012
3 Days ago " English Defence League " was hacked and Defaced by " ZCompany Hacking Crew ". Today same hacking crew expose a list of 25 people who give Donations to EDL. Leaked information include Donator's Names, addresses and Email addresses, posted in a note . Hackers said," If you donate to EDL and your name is not in the list, you should not breathe a sigh of relief ZHC will find you and expose you one day. " I talk with hackers to know the reason of exposing the donator list, and reply was - " We will expose every person who support racist organisations like EDL " Last Friday defaced page read, " Fuck Zionist Jews! – Boycot israel! – Fuck the American Government! - Fuck fascist Organizations like EDL " On the time writing this article, website of " English Defence League " (https://www.englishdefenceleague.org/) is giving " 403 Forbidden " and Hackers told 'The Hacker News' that...
Bangladesh military Server and internal network Compromised

Bangladesh military Server and internal network Compromised

Nov 09, 2012
Indian Hacker  Godzilla aka G.O.D hacked into Bangladesh Army servers, belongs to domain  www.army.mil.bd and leak Internal Network Information via a note . Hacker also publicly posted their Cisco Router passwords and Mac-Address of all machines within the network. We talked with the hacker to know reason of hacking , and he reply, " Its Parade time for you, Bangladesh Army ! ! ! Even a municipal school website has better security than your website. You have time till December, secure it if u can.. Stop supporting terrorist organizations.. Put your best men at work now, we will come back in December. see you soon.. ./Peace is just what we want.. ./live and let others live. ." In his statement hacker threat to hack Bangladesh sites again by December, if they will not stop supporting terrorism. At the time of reporting this news, the official website of Bangladesh military is down because of cyber attack by Go...
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