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Hackers Get Their Own Scoreboard and Rankings

Posted by samzenpus on from the and-the-winner-is dept.

wiredmikey writes "Sometimes hacking is about money; other times, it's about competition, and when that happens, it is also about getting a little credit. Enter RankMyHack.com. The site is described as the world's 'first elite hacker ranking system,' and invites people to submit proof of their Website hacks in exchange for points — the higher the points, the higher the place on the leader board. In order to get ranked, hackers need to prove they have indeed hacked a site – by inserting a predetermined text into the hacked site page. Rankmyhack then scans for the text in the page and gives score based on how popular the website is, with lower points awarded for XSS attacks. Assuming the site is real – and early reports indicate that it is – hackers can now see where their hacks stack up against those of their peers. Will this morph into a playground for hacktivists to hone their skills?"

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  1. This is ridiculous by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    No true hacker does it for points.

    1. Re:This is ridiculous by Guignol · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yes it is, and I am counting the minutes until rankmyhack.com is hacked to begin with so as to show bogus (well not that bogus in the end) scores...

    2. Re:This is ridiculous by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I've had friends who were very good hackers that wouldn't tell me ANYTHING they had done.

      No, you've had friends who claimed they were very good hackers.

  2. Well, well, well... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm going to express my full confidence that this site couldn't possibly be a trap.

    1. Re:Well, well, well... by elsurexiste · · Score: 2

      My thoughts exactly :) . It would be insane to submit your hacks.

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  3. I love this! by MyLongNickName · · Score: 3, Funny

    In fact, I posted my first hack there fifteen minutes ago. Wait... why's my doorbell ringing? No one ever visits...

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  4. Re:Anyone else read this as "Hookers get their ... by GameboyRMH · · Score: 2

    Check this out:

    http://www.somethingawful.com/d/weekend-web/beautifulcompanions-missbimbo.php

    (hope I copied that right from my phone)

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    "When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
  5. Lemme guess... by AngryDeuce · · Score: 2

    Aaron Barr's new site?

  6. How many points to... by Randwulf · · Score: 2

    How many points to hack rankmyhack.com? :-)

  7. Re:honeypot by shentino · · Score: 2

    shentino@localhost 1 ~ $ dig rankmyhack.com ns

    ; > DiG 9.7.3 > rankmyhack.com ns ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 43444 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;rankmyhack.com. IN NS ;; ANSWER SECTION:
    rankmyhack.com. 83829 IN NS ns24.underhost.com.
    rankmyhack.com. 83829 IN NS ns23.underhost.com. ;; Query time: 1 msec ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1) ;; WHEN: Wed Aug 17 09:43:28 2011 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 80

    And I run BIND on my computer.

    Either we have access to different name servers or you're a fakeposting bullshitter.

  8. Re:I'll give it a week by Amouth · · Score: 2

    it's funny they give them selves a very very low point value compared to other sites.. they must not think much of them selves.

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  9. a better hacking challenge by Errtu76 · · Score: 2

    would be this site:

    http://securityoverride.com/challenges/index.php

    at least it actually teaches you something

  10. Re:Sounds like a hacker honeypot by blair1q · · Score: 2

    One court order later, it will be.

  11. One stop shopping by DarthVain · · Score: 2

    for all your hacking prosecution needs...

    if ever there was a website for the FBI etc... to hack and infiltrate that would be it.

    Problem is, you are only going to get the hackers stupid enough to post there, which are likely too stupid too do anything too bad.

    Maybe rename it scriptkiddies.com, of course then the FBI would really be all over you...

  12. This isn't the 'first elite hacker ranking system' by Neurotrace · · Score: 2

    because first off, you wouldn't call it "elite." Also, ever heard of Hack This Site?