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Web attacks soar

The Register

by John Leyden

May 12, 2005

Web server attacks and website defacements rose 36 per cent last year, according to an independent report. zone-h, the Estonian security firm best known for its defacement archive, recorded 392,545 web attacks globally in 2004, up from 251,000 in 2003.

Mass defacements (322,188) were by far the largest category in 2004. More targeted cyber graffiti attacks numbered 70,357. zone-h also recorded 186 attacks on US governmental servers out of 3,918 attacks on government domains worldwide. Separately the security consultancy recorded 49 assaults on US military servers. zone-h estimates that 2,500 web servers are successfully hacked each day out of a total population of 45m servers...

Web Browser Forensics, Part 1

Security Focus

by Keith J. Jones and Rohyt Belani

March 30, 2005

Introduction Electronic evidence has often shaped the outcome of high-profile civil law suits and criminal investigations ranging from theft of intellectual property and insider trading that violates SEC regulations to proving employee misconduct resultin

Critical electronic evidence is often found in the suspect's web browsing history in the form of received emails, sites visited and attempted Internet searches. This two-part article presents the techniques and tools commonly used by computer forensics experts to uncover such evidence, through a fictitious investigation that closely mimics real-world scenarios. While you read this article, you may follow along with the investigation and actually analyze case data...

Web Browser Forensics, Part 2

Security Focus

by Keith J. Jones and Rohyt Belani

May 11, 2005

In part one, we began investigating the intrusion of the Docustodian document management server hosting a law firm's data. The server appeared to have been compromised by a group of hackers who were using it as a repository for their MP3s, MPEGs, and pira

We also performed a review of the Internet Explorer history and cached files on the system used by Joe Schmo, the primary suspect of the intrusion. Analysis of the web browsing history revealed Internet searches for license cracks and hacking books; however, all this malicious activity appeared to have been performed while Joe was on vacation with his family in Florida. In part two we now set out to determine who used Joe's machine while he was on vacation. We will proceed by examining further investigative leads that involve performing an in-depth review of the web activity of all other browsers installed on Joe's hard drive...

Web Host DreamHost Resets FTP Passwords After Security Breach Detected | The Web Host Industry Review

thewhir.com

by Nicole Henderson

January 23, 2012

Web hosting provider DreamHost has told its customers to change their passwords in an email on Friday night after it detected unauthorized activity on its database.

In the email, DreamHost claimed it had reset all customer FTP passwords as a precaution and that users could create new ones through the online panel. Web panel, email passwords and billing information were not exposed during the breach, according to the report. Despite this, DreamHost still urged customers to change email passwords as a precaution.

Web Host eUKhost Moves Billing System to New Server After Hacker Breach

The Web Host Industry Review

by Nicole Henderson

April 30, 2012

UK web hosting provider eUKhost asked customers to change their passwords on Saturday after it noticed a breach to its billing system late last week, according to a notice on its status page.

On Saturday morning, eUKhost managing director John Strong told customers that an administrator level login was compromised and an IP address added to an allow list, allowing a successful login. He assured customers that credit card information or payment details were not compromised. By Monday, eUKhost moved its billing system to a new server and changed the encryption algorithm use for both staff members logins and client data.

Web Hosting Control Panel WHMCS Hit by DDoS and Social Engineering Attack

The Web Host Industry Review

by Nicole Henderson

May 22, 2012

Web hosting billing system WHMCS plans to setup and migrate to a new multi-server hosting infrastructure after suffering from both a DDoS attack, and social engineering attack over the past two days.

This news comes a couple of weeks after WHMCS announced V5.1 Beta was available for download on its website. According to several reports on Tuesday, hacker group UGNazi gave WHMCS' web hosting provider admin credentials, and was able to gain access to its hosting account, change the email and then request a mailing of the access details. WHMCS says while the breach did not originate from the WHMCS software itself, the database was accessed, and credit card information could also be at risk. A report by the Register claims that up to 500,000 client records have been leaked.

Webinar: Making Life Difficult for Malware

F-Secure Weblog

by Sean

May 16, 2012

The subject is "Making Life Difficult for Malware" and will focus on system modifications that can be used to prevent malware from functioning properly in the event that your system is compromised.

Webinar: Making Life Difficult for Malware

F-Secure Weblog

by Sean

May 8, 2012

Jarno Niemela, a Senior Researcher here at F-Secure Labs, will be taking part in a Black Hat Webcast on Thursday, May 17, 2012.

The subject is "Making Life Difficult for Malware" and will focus on system modifications that can be used to prevent malware from functioning properly in the event that your system is compromised.

Webmaster Tools verification strategies

Google Webmaster Central Blog

by John Mueller

December 17, 2012

Verifying ownership of your website is the first step towards using Google Webmaster Tools.

To help you keep verification simple & reduce its maintenance to a minimum, especially when you have multiple people using Webmaster Tools, we've put together a small list of tips & tricks that we'd like to share with you.

Website of court that sentenced Pussy Riot hacked

CNS News

August 21, 2012

Russian hackers on Tuesday attacked the website of the Moscow court where three members of the Pussy Riot punk band were tried and sentenced to two years in prison for an irreverent protest.

The Russian offshoot of the loose-knit movement known as Anonymous tweeted that it had taken down the website of the Khamovniki district court. According to search engines' cached pages, the hackers posted Pussy Riot's latest song ridiculing President Vladimir Putin on the website, along with calls to release the band members. One headline read: "Putin's thieving gang is robbing our country! Wake up, comrades!"

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