Post by Dean McCarten on Jul 11, 2009 14:28:49 GMT
Looks like it's been hacked by some weird mob called "Anti-sec" whoever they are!
Best wishes
Grant
Hi Grant and everyone,
Looks like part of Imageshack has been hacked and here is what happened to Karsten's entry no. 21:
21
Karsten
(If this subsequently changes to his original photo, the hack has been sorted out).
However, I have a copy on my PC of all the entries, so I've uploaded his original to my webspace and have fixed his actual entry in the first post of this thread. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif
Cheers,
Dave
Firstly Dave, Thank you for keeping a backup.
Karsten, I'm sorry if you've lost any data as the result of these Black Hats (Black Hats are the hackers who use their knowledge for stuff like the above)
I would just like to say a few words regarding the attack that has been against Image shack.
As an active member of the security community (I am a White Hat), this is exactly the thing we aim to prevent.
However some group of people have decided they want to try and promote their "so-called" cause by affecting the average joe computer user
(It makes my blood boil!)Now I know that full-disclosure of all known weaknesses is vital for companies for preventative measures (including updates to security systems & security vendor updates), but other uses them for malicious purposes as demonstrated above (this is also using scare tactics).
Even removing these details from the public domain would not prevent such information falling into the wrong hands. It would just allow these Black Hats greater control as not many people would be aware of them.
They want to be able to do want they want and get away with it. It's that simple every thing else in there is just PR Spin.
Cheers
Dean
