NODE 22b3ebe0www hacking?
AwakenToMe@aol.comSat, 29 Jun 1996 16:05:55 +0800
I havent seen much in lines of this being a problem yet..although I was
reading through practical unix security (newest edition) and it made mention
of the danger of hacking WWW. Forgive my ignorance on this.. but what dangers
are there? I could see someone attacking the main server and do damage in
that sense..but Im a little outdated in this as far as what is attacked. The
only thing Ive ever had to worry about was unix, now theres oh-so much more.
If someone could tell me the dangers of someone attacking someones
site..etc..on the WWW, I would much appreciate it!
Thanks
Adam
NODE 8cfddd40Re: www hacking?
Asgaard <asgaard@sos.sll.se>Sat, 29 Jun 1996 21:54:01 +0800
On Sat, 29 Jun 1996 AwakenToMe@aol.com wrote:
> If someone could tell me the dangers of someone attacking someones
> site..etc..on the WWW, I would much appreciate it!
Editing the contents of a .htm(l) without permission of the owner
(alledged publisher) can do any sort of harm. Imagine the reaction
if the Vatican Home Page suddenly contained a statement like 'Woytola
just spoke to God. The Allmighty has changed her mind: Contraception
and Divorce are hereby sanctioned by the Divine Catholic Throne'.
Even changing a single ascii character can raise HELL. The biggest
telco in Sweden, TELIA (formerly the State Monopoly and still
a subject for 2600-type teenager scorn) recently involuntarily
had their main home-page logo changed to FELIA - which in Swedish
is an allegory of 'wrong', as if PACIFIC BELL would have become
PACIFIC HELL. This was major news for all media including prime
time TV and very bad publicity for the telco, securitywize.
Asgaard