August 17th, 2020 | Cybersecurity Daily
On August 17th, 2020, the website of Columbia University in the City of New York (enhants.ee.columbia.edu) was compromised by the hacker known as Alqiyaramdana, associated with the Ghost Riddiculous Team. The breach was identified at 14:09:29 WIB and involved an SQL Injection attack.
Hacker Details: The attack was executed by Alqiyaramdana from the Ghost Riddiculous Team. The hacker’s motive was reported as “just for fun,” indicating a non-malicious intent.
Website Details:
- URL of affected page: http://enhants.ee.columbia.edu/images/ea.txt
- System: Linux
- Web Server: Apache
- IP Address: 174.136.6.72
- Location: United States
Incident Details: The incident exploited an SQL Injection vulnerability in the website’s database, allowing unauthorized access. This highlights the importance of securing database queries and ensuring robust input validation.
For more information, refer to the archived page at https://defacer.id/mirror/id/99040 and the detailed cyber attack report at https://defacer.id/cyber-attack-report/99040.