RE: [defaced-commentary] ISS Defaced

[InfoSec News <isn () c4i org>]

Forwarded from: The Unknown Security Person...

[With apologies (again) to Murray Langston...  :)  - WK] 

ISS's official stance on the defacement is here:
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=9600021

Why would a legitimate website be used as a honeypot?

What kind of personal information from students was gathered on this
so-called honeypot?  Is it ethical to host a discussion site for
students "about BlackIce and how they can protect themselves from
hacker attacks" on a honeypot? On a honeypot???  Which is meant to be
insecure?  Which is meant to be cracked?



-----Original Message-----
Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 18:26:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>
To: defaced-commentary () attrition org
Subject: [defaced-commentary] ISS Defaced


http://www.zone-h.org/en/news/read/id=2657/

Iss.net webdavized... where is the security?


G00db0y www.zone-h.org admin
05/05/2003

Where is the security if also a site of a big security company is hacked?

Today a very well known security company was defaced using the last webdav
vulnerability. You can find more about this vulnerability here:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-007.asp

Internet Security System (www.iss.net) was not hacked in the main server
but in a secondary site. Everywhere USG hacked them.

The USG team replaced the main page with these words: "ISS Hacked By
ShellCode And rD of USG! F*CK BUSH, BLAIR And SHARON AND F*CK ALL WHO
SUPPORT THE WAR... greetz: DKD, FBH, S4t4n1c_S0uls and all who support
us".

You can see by yourself here:

http://xfiw.iss.net

Mirror here:
http://www.zone-h.org/en/defacements/view/id=258882/



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