Microsoft's Irish domain, Microsoft.ie, has been defaced by a group calling themselves the "terrorist crew".The page is used as a re director to http://www.microsoft.com/en/ie/default.aspx. The group involved are believed to be Turkish hackers.
Microsoft has a history of having its websites defaced, in 2004 Microsoft.com was defaced and during 2007 Microsoft UK was defaced and hacked. Earlier this year it was revealed that thousands of sites that run Microsoft's web server IIS had been hacked due to a SQL server injection.
According to a netcraft report, Microsoft.ie runs on Windows Server 2003 and is hosted by Novara Shared Hosting.
Thanks to Robin Blandford whose Tweet made Neowin aware of this story.
At the time of writing the site was still sitting live and defaced but for those that might read this a little late here's a screenshot:
lines of "make fecking Vista cheaper"...
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/08/04/28/h...-servers-hacked
IIS has had a virtually spotless security record since 2003. Only about 3 or 4 security vulnerabilities discovered since then.
Telling all their on-line buds what they have done.
I know what tool I prefer to use.
Are you sure?
Crackers = Those who remove copy protection from games, etc.
Hackers = Those who gain unauthorised entry to computer systems to cause damage or steal information.
Hackers seems the right term to me.
Crackers = Those who remove copy protection from games, etc.
Hackers = Those who gain unauthorised entry to computer systems to cause damage or steal information.
Hackers seems the right term to me.
Actually you have it wrong, the original poster is accurate...
Crackers = People who maliciously gain access to computing systems or otherwise use technology to circumvent some protection (illegally accessing networks, cracking game copy protection, etc.)
http://www.answers.com/topic/cracker-technology
Hackers = Programmers. Any programmer is by definition a hacker.
http://www.answers.com/topic/hacker-technology
Crackers = Those who remove copy protection from games, etc.
Hackers = Those who gain unauthorised entry to computer systems to cause damage or steal information.
Hackers seems the right term to me.
Actually you have it wrong, the original poster is accurate...
Crackers = People who maliciously gain access to computing systems or otherwise use technology to circumvent some protection (illegally accessing networks, cracking game copy protection, etc.)
http://www.answers.com/topic/cracker-technology
Hackers = Programmers. Any programmer is by definition a hacker.
http://www.answers.com/topic/hacker-technology
Are you high?
Crackers = Those who remove copy protection from games, etc.
Hackers = Those who gain unauthorised entry to computer systems to cause damage or steal information.
Hackers seems the right term to me.
Actually you have it wrong, the original poster is accurate...
Crackers = People who maliciously gain access to computing systems or otherwise use technology to circumvent some protection (illegally accessing networks, cracking game copy protection, etc.)
http://www.answers.com/topic/cracker-technology
Hackers = Programmers. Any programmer is by definition a hacker.
http://www.answers.com/topic/hacker-technology
Are you high?
What would send you to such a bizarre conclusion?
Now everyone can stand in awe as the language of today changes right before their very eyes.
Black-hat hackers are, on the other hand, the people you want to be really afraid of. Not these guys.
Crackers = People who maliciously gain access to computing systems or otherwise use technology to circumvent some protection (illegally accessing networks, cracking game copy protection, etc.)
http://www.answers.com/topic/cracker-technology
Hackers = Programmers. Any programmer is by definition a hacker.
http://www.answers.com/topic/hacker-technology
You crack the copy protection software in games, therefore those that do that are crackers. You hack into a computer sytem, therefore the people that do that are hackers. It just common sense.
dictionary.com:
/ˈhækər/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [hak-er] Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. a person or thing that hacks.
2. Slang. a person who engages in an activity without talent or skill: weekend hackers on the golf course.
3. Computer Slang.
a. a computer enthusiast.
b. a microcomputer user who attempts to gain unauthorized access to proprietary computer systems.
I think 3b enphasises my point quite nicely, although in fairness it does have a similar definition for crackers too.
But the media usage has made people think hackers means the other. But since Neowin is some sort of media, it is allowed to use the term hackers, or some people would be confused.
cheapskates....
If you correct someone and he still tells the same wrong thing, then he's a liar.
This "submission" says:
What's fun is that this passage is wrong by itself since it's clearly linking to the article titled "Hundreds of Thousands of Microsoft Web Servers Hacked". But it's not the only lie. Let's actually look at the linked neowin article and READ:
The attacks are facilitated by SQL injection exploits and are not issues related to IIS 6.0, ASP, ASP.Net or Microsoft SQL technologies.
Anti-MS zombies are spreading. They want to take your brrrraaaaaiinss.
Since you are reported to be an Apple fanboy, your answer Somehow isn't surprising
It's odd that Microsoft didn't host it themselves. I bet they will be now.
Last edited by MioTheGreat on 09 Dec 2008 - 17:01
Of course you steal my response before I say it >.>
Since Apple has long been "hack proof" because it is less of a target for hackers (or, crackers) due it its impopularity.
Recently that's changing but nowadays I see alot more about "Apple got hacked" or "exploit found in Apples and no updates yet" than "Microsoft got hacked" or "Various Vista security flaws go unpatched".
Plus the fact that I will assume that Apple servers run off of an Apple, and therefore are vulnerable to hackers even more than Microsoft.
Instead of asking me what I meant, one person makes an assumption and then it snowballs.
Microsoft is a big target, which is why it wasn't surprising. That's about it. I don't see what Apple has to do with any of this.
And why does it say "finally"? Have they been working on this for some time?
As someone who actually is Irish, I really wouldn't have bothered with this and I'm always up for a lawl at the Irish's expensse =S
Yeah, I'm trembling in terror!
Pure crap, I wish I could see these so called 'hackers' in real life...
I' ve checked the latest Zone-H.org Top Attackers list Dec 2008*
No Attacker Single Def. Mass Def. Total Def. Country.
1 iskorpitx 25214 193817 219031 (Turkey)
2 Fatal Error 11265 23135 34400 (Brasil)
3 GHoST61 10501 10689 21190 (Turkey)
4 1923Turk 9146 23630 32776 (Turkey)
5 SPYKIDS 8717 21750 30467 (Turkey)
6 aLpTurkTegin 7636 18565 26201 (Turkey)
7 caprazates.org 7305 6830 14135 (Turkey)
8 BeLa 7280 5335 12615 (Turkey)
9 Secrethackers.org 7188 1425 (Turkey)
10 Thehacker 7097 35923 43020 (Turkey)
9 out of 10 Turks .are those guys printing hackes or smt????
They spent all that time hacking Microsoft's Website and all they do is leave their calling card? How boring.
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