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Hackers compete to deface sites Data could go missing this weekend Security experts are playing down the likely effect of a hacking contest due to take place on Sunday. The 6 July contest aims to see 6,000 websites defaced in six hours and will award points to hackers for the types of sites they manage to vandalise. The US Department of Homeland Security said there was no need to put out a public warning about the competition but said all companies should be vigilant. Security firm Ubizen said the contest was being overblown and was unlikely to cause serious disruption. Hacking contests occur all the time and typically goad computer vandals into stealing or destroying data, defacing websites or launching remote attacks on other sites. The rules the competition have been posted on a website called defacers-challenge.com. Damage control Zone-H, a site that records website defacements, said the number of attacks on sites were declining in the run-up to the weekend, suggesting that many people were seeking out fresh targets before the day of the competition. There are probably millions of small, unprotected websites out there that are easier targets to hit, so the major banks in the world really don't need to worry Bart Vansevenant, Ubizen The competition will award points to defacers based on the operating system running the site being vandalised. The supposed prize for the winner is 500 megabytes of webspace. Zone-H said it expected more than 20,000 attacks to take place on Sunday. Some malicious hackers may already have a backdoor into many internet sites and may wait for an opportunity, like the competition, to exploit these loopholes. However, the US Department of Homeland Security said the threat was not serious and it saw no reason to issue a public warning. "Hacker contests are relatively common, so I'm a little mystified why this is receiving so much attention," said a Homeland spokesman. Its advice to firms to be vigilant was echoed by other security firms who told companies to patch websites, check for backdoor vulnerabilities, close unwanted ports and look for well-known flaws in popular software packages they use. Companies that own or run lots of different websites are thought to be most at risk of receiving attention from any hackers participating in the contest. Security firm Ubizen, which manages network security for many companies, said reports about the danger that the competition posed were overblown. Bart Vansevenant, Ubizen's director of International Security Strategies, said the contest was a "storm in a teacup". He said if the contest had any victims they were likely to be small companies. "There are probably millions of small, unprotected websites out there that are easier targets to hit," he said, "so the major banks in the world really don't need to worry."

7h47$ $0 7337

DO NOT PARTICIPATE... THERE WILL BE A HUGE ASS BUST

participate participate....

LOL

so the feds are gonna be in 100,000 places at once?

lame

no but youve been watching the news right.. if you do it dont make a big show unless you know what your doing, everyone knows

haha. i herd pizza hut is on stand by for extra people. for hackers.

What a bunch of crap.

QUOTE (M3_DeL @ Jul 5 2003, 01:19 PM)

participate participate.... LOL so the feds are gonna be in 100,000 places at once?

they dont have to be in 100,000 places at once, just log 100,000 IPs at once (not a problem) then pursue at their leisure

lol a ddos against pizza hut, flodding em with orders for a large pepperoni deleivered to *insert address here*

Im not dumb, plus im not doin NOTHIN until i find something out that SOMEONE has to tell me

QUOTE (Anushian @ Jul 5 2003, 11:05 AM)

lol a ddos against pizza hut, flodding em with orders for a large pepperoni deleivered to *insert address here*

you can put my address in there.

Not mine though

that reminds me, what has happened to jolt cola? I really miss that drink...

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The supposed prize for the winner is 500 megabytes of webspace.

Oh WOW! 500 MEGS OF WEBSPACE! I cant immagine the endless possibilities of storeing anything and everyting with 500 megs! Oh boy, i better getz to haxing!!!!111111111111111111111111111oneonetwo

QUOTE (chilin_dude @ Jul 5 2003, 10:17 AM)

7h47$ $0 7337

page 2 owned.
i believe u mean "1337" =)

unless u meant to say "thats so teet"

QUOTE (johnney5 @ Jul 5 2003, 06:32 PM)

QUOTE The supposed prize for the winner is 500 megabytes of webspace. Oh WOW! 500 MEGS OF WEBSPACE! I cant immagine the endless possibilities of storeing anything and everyting with 500 megs! Oh boy, i better getz to haxing!!!!111111111111111111111111111oneonetwo

hahahah

Im wondering how much bw they give u.

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they dont have to be in 100,000 places at once, just log 100,000 IPs at once (not a problem) then pursue at their leisure

you heard of proxys??

QUOTE (RinGz @ Jul 5 2003, 11:03 PM)

that reminds me, what has happened to jolt cola? I really miss that drink...

Jolt? Its still up here in Canada, just not carried in major grocery stores...



Jolt. The breakfast drink of champions.

QUOTE (Hidden @ Jul 5 2003, 02:05 PM)

Im not dumb, plus im not doin NOTHIN until i find something out that SOMEONE has to tell me

Wh0 is it hidden!!!??

Also check PM's!


and for anyone who is interested in this don't do it!!

Hmmm.. He already PM'd me.... and i PM'd Him back...

ALSO TODAY DO NOT OPEN ANY EMAILS BY YOU DONT KNOW WHERE THERE FROM AT ALL... THERE SENDING VIRUSSES OVER EMAILS TODAY.... AND YOU SHOULDNT GO ON THE INTERNET TODAY... I TOOK CERTAIN STEPS SO IM SAFE BUT THE WITH THE CONTEST THERE ATTACKING ANY COMPUTER THEY WANT TO NOT ONLY WEB SITES.. IF YOU ARE RUNNING CABLE OR A ACTIVE CONNECTION WHEN YOUR OFF THE NET... SHUT DOWN YOUR COMPUTER OR PULL YOUR MODEM TODAY...

sorry for the caps but that IS important

as tgv and i said dont participate

QUOTE (TheGreatVirus @ Jul 6 2003, 10:18 AM)

QUOTE (Hidden @ Jul 5 2003, 02:05 PM) Im not dumb, plus im not doin NOTHIN until i find something out that SOMEONE has to tell me Wh0 is it hidden!!!?? Also check PM's! and for anyone who is interested in this don't do it!!

why do i not get a pm?
lol

Cuz... you dont

hope they do something to creditors, like erase my bills, LMAO


just wishful thinking

QUOTE (Hidden @ Jul 6 2003, 05:44 PM)

Cuz... you dont

that sux


I hope they send like free stuff to my house a computer or cash would be nice

like computer crash
thatd be funny id laugh my ass off greg

QUOTE (johnney5 @ Jul 5 2003, 04:32 PM)

QUOTE The supposed prize for the winner is 500 megabytes of webspace. Oh WOW! 500 MEGS OF WEBSPACE! I cant immagine the endless possibilities of storeing anything and everyting with 500 megs! Oh boy, i better getz to haxing!!!!111111111111111111111111111oneonetwo

hahahhahahahhahahaahhahahahahaa.... 500mb is so lame

hope they crash neopets.com (isnt that the site?) and disney.com