Hackers on Sunday broke into a part of Microsoft’s French Web site, replacing the front page with online graffiti. <\/p>\n
The intruders were able to access the server that was running http:\/\/experts.microsoft.fr\/, Microsoft confirmed Monday. The attack was claimed by Turkish hackers using the handle “TiTHacK,” said Zone-H, a security Web site that keeps an archive with screenshots of defaced Web sites. <\/p>\n
The attackers were likely able to penetrate the server running the Web site due to faulty configuration, Microsoft said in a statement Monday. “Microsoft took the appropriate action to resolve the issue and stop any additional criminal activity,” it said. <\/p>\n
The intruders apparently took advantage of a yet-to-be-patched flaw in a DotNetNuke script, Zone-H reported on Tuesday, after speaking with the attacker. DotNetNuke is an open-source content management system written in Visual Basic .Net for Microsoft’s ASP.Net framework. <\/p>\n
After breaking in, the attackers defaced the Microsoft Web site, leaving the following note: “Hi Master (: Your System 0wned By Turkish Hackers! redLine ownz y0u! Special Thanx And Gretz RudeBoy |SacRedSeer| The_Bekir And All Turkish HacKers next target: microsoft.com date: 18\/06\/2006 @ 19:06 WE WERE HERE….” <\/p>\n
While so-called Web site defacements still occur often, they have become less high-profile in recent years as other, financially-motivated threats take the spotlight. <\/p>\n
Microsoft is working with law enforcement to investigate and take appropriate action against the attackers, the company said. <\/p>\n
The compromised Web site was offline most of Monday. Microsoft said it is working to restore the site, which is hosted at an unidentified third-party Web hosting company. The Web site runs Microsoft’s Windows Server 2003 with IIS 6.0 Web server software, according to Netcraft, a U.K.-based Internet-monitoring company. <\/p>\n
“We apologize if customers are inconvenienced by the unavailability of the affected Web site,” Microsoft said. “Microsoft is committed to helping protect our customers and we’re working diligently with the third-party hosting company to restore the functionality of this Web site as soon as possible.”<\/p>\n
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