“Can you be scalped nicely? Apache seems to think being red
in the face beats being red in the accounting department after an
embarrassing encounter with some clever and well-meaning
hackers.“
“With the IT world still bobbing confusedly in the wake of the
Microsoft Outlook love bug, the Open Source Internet Servicer,
which currently runs over 60% of the Web sites on the Internet, was
targeted by hackers Friday. The intruders, who declined to damage
or disrupt the site, instead marked their trail with a modified
Microsoft logo.”
“Shortly afterwards, the hackers described their harmless
heads-up in full detail on the Internet in a step-by-step tutorial,
identifying themselves as Hardbeat and {}. The site describes how
configuration errors allowed the two access to Apache–and how,
instead of damaging the site, they simply posted an amusing warning
and secured the site from other, less well-meaning prowlers on
their way out.”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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