- Website defacement
A website defacement is an attack on a website that changes the visual appearance of the site. These are typically the work of
system cracker s, who break into aweb server and replace the hostedwebsite with one of their own.A message is often left on the webpage stating his or her
pseudonym and the output from "uname -a" and the "id" command along with "shout outs" to his or her friends. Sometimes theDefacer makes fun of thesystem administrator for failing to maintain server security. Most times the defacement is harmless, however, it can sometimes be used as a distraction to cover up more sinister actions such as uploadingmalware .A high-profile website defacement was carried out on the website of the company
SCO Group following its assertion that Linux contained stolen code. The title of the page was changed from "Red Hat vs SCO" to "SCO vs World," with various satirical content following. [ [http://www.linux.com/feature/40561 Linux news documenting SCO defacement] ]External links
* [http://attrition.org/mirror/ attrition.org deface mirror]
* [http://www.zone-h.org Zone-H.org the largest website defacement archive and IT security resource on the planet, in 13 languages]
* [http://www.news.com/Image-Screen-shot-of-SCO-hack/2009-7349_3-5469293.html sco website defacement]
* [http://www.hacking-defacing.es Website with info of defacing ]References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
