On June 18, 2001, the site http://www.hackerwatch.org found itself the victim of a rather embarassing web defacement.
From their web page:
What is HackerWatch.org?
Welcome to HackerWatch, a community and collection point for Internet
users to report and share information to block and catch 'hackers' and
other unwanted traffic.
HackerWatch is a 'neighborhood watch' for the Internet age. Our mission
and goal at HackerWatch is simple: collect as much firewall data as
possible determine patterns from the attacks submitted identify and stop
the hacker attempts & unwanted traffic.
It's as simply as that... By combining the data submitted by thousands
of separate sources or users over the Internet, we can detect patterns
that would otherwise go unseen. We're developing a system that
incorporates intelligent agent software that will combine the voices of
thousands of individual users into a single authoritative source to
quite simply - take action!
I wonder how many people reported this incident to them. Checking their News page, information or disclosure of this incident is missing.
Mirror: http://defaced.alldas.de/mirror/2001/06/18/www.hackerwatch.org/
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