DATE:
2004-05
AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
Australia
AFFECTED SITES:
spamwatch.codefish.net.au
EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
Eventual halt of project/website permanently.
SOURCE COUNTRY:
n/a
ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
n/a
TYPE OF ATTACK:
Various hacks
ATTACK SPECIFICS:
"Multiple cross-site scripting attacks as well as SQL injection attempts." (1)
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Site was for a hobby project analyzing Internet Phishing scams. It seems the time required to defend against the heavy attacks was more than the owners were willing to spend.
URLS:
1. http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2004/05/11/antiphishing_site_targeted_by_hack_attacks.html
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