Hacking Contest Sunday...Watch out! :-(

[Brad]

My parents heard about this, now they think the FBI is after me :x

[S.Shady]

Yesterday at 11:23 PM Erwin said this in Post #18
Or, the alternative is to hack your own server, deface your own site, and claim the prize yourself.

good idea then no one will mess with it take all files down and put up one html that sais HAHAHAHAHA

[sabret00the]

someone posted about this on my site so you can read about it

http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?i...&category=main

and

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3044200.stm

not to mention

http://www.defacers-challenge.com/






it will be majorly risky but i have to wonder who they'll all go for

[Rose]

One thing's for sure - tomorrow should be an interesting day to surf the net. o_0

[sabret00the]

:laugh: if you'd call it that, from the sounds of it, it sounds like it's mainly gonna be corperate defacing, i reckon the biggest prizes will revolve around ms, apple, etc, but depending on the sites, can't really see it any defacement lasting +30 minutes, all in all, it will be a good day for the economy, all those ppl getting paid over time :grin:

[kamu]

is a measly 500 megs of web hosting worth being put away?

[RDX1]

It's the thrill not the prize

[assassingod]

Today at 12:27 AM NerdNations said this in Post #27
It's the thrill not the prize

Defintely.

[DrkFusion]

Yesterday at 05:33 AM Mist said this in Post #19
Keptic - that is a bad outlook on things.

No matter who you are, how clever you are - there will always be people out there who are cleverer. Therefore i don't wish to alarm anyone but everyone is at risk...

I hope it works out ok for everyone here

I'm doing the best to tighten up security and have sent an email to my host to do a backup tonight.

- miSt

Hey bud, lighten up it was a joke. I am sure you as a very skilled moderator should of figured that out

Now here is a better bit of news. I doubt hackers will hack 'big' sites, but will hack sites that have known vulnerabilities. Stuff like ensim vulnerabilities etc. Remember their goal is to deface 6000, not the biggest. Be it 6000 small sites, I doubt they care. I am guessing they will actually go for the smaller sites as they barely take any action against them anyways.

So just a warning to users patch up your server software (main thing) get rid of passwords that are the name of your site, or your name. Get rid of passwords that have words from the dictionary. Be sure to use different assortments of numbers and letters, and symbols. Try to dissallow anonymous FTP's unless you know for a fact it is safe (ask your webhost).

Here is a personal warning to those on Ensim Servers. Upgrade and patch. Some of the versions you get by default on servers from companies like RackShack have versions which are so vulnerable. They are actually some of the easier ones to get into.

Back up your files and databases, and other important information. Ask your host to increase security and decrease any public accessable features.

Don't get too worried like some others. Just be at a level that you know you are safe.

[Erwin]

Brace yourselves.