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July 6th - Website Defacement Day?

Posted by simoniker on from the season-of-mass-stupidity dept.

pabl0 writes "According to an article from SFGate.com (San Francisco Chronicle), a challenge has been posted, inviting web-site defacers to alter the content of as many web sites as possible on July 6th, with an apparent limit of 6,000 websites per contestant. Looks like this would be a good time to make sure all those web-server security patches are applied!"

2 of 483 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Our tax dollars at work... by EdMack · · Score: 5, Informative

    Em, if you RTFA, you would see

    "Frankly, hacker challenges occur frequently, and we don't think they all rise to the level of a warning," Homeland Security spokesman David Wray said.

    Yes this is /. but only flame the gov when you must.

    --
    puts ("Python r0cks\n");
  2. WHOIS defacers-challenge.com ? by RobertTaylor · · Score: 5, Informative

    Registrant:
    of, Day (TPEEWXQFBD)
    11 Albert Rd
    AMITYVILLE, NY 11701
    US

    Does that place exist? If so *deface that* ;)

    I doubt it will be a real address though, however the idiocy of some people does often suprise me!