[defaced-commentary] Cryptome.org Defaced

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Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:19:09 -0500 (EST)
From: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>
To: defaced-commentary () attrition org
Subject: [defaced-commentary] Cryptome.org Defaced


John Young's cryptome.org site is currently defaced. Defacement reads:

hacked by bighawk of hackweiser (bighawk () kryptology org)

www.cryptome.org's http logs
cryptome.org's mail


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The http logs link to what appear to be legitimate cryptome.org web logs
and you should be able to see your own IP if you load it. The mail that is
linked to appears to be a virus/worm mail and not much more.

According to kryptology.org:

I have nothing to do with the defacement of cryptome.org.
My nick and email were probably used in an attempt to bring me in
discredit.

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Given Cryptome's history of providing an incredible resource of
information and standing up to incredible pressure to remove content, it
is sad to see soemone deface this site in such a way. Curently, none of
the previous pages load making it appear as if the site has been mostly
deleted.

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