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Thursday, May 13, 2010

X-CafeVN.org (Vietnam) hacked - January 2010

DATE:
2010-01

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
USA, Vietnam

AFFECTED SITES:
x-cafevn.org

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
Hacked

SOURCE COUNTRY:
Vietnam

ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
Vietnamese government

TYPE OF ATTACK:
Hack

ATTACK SPECIFICS:
Used malware to steal an admin's password.

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Site hacked, user list published complete with email, location, and IP. Alleged admin profiles also published at x-cafevn-db.info.

Server in USA.

URLS:
1. http://www.viettan.org/spip.php?article9749
2. http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/03/24/testimony-sophie-richardson-tom-lantos-human-rights-commission

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