Hacking Incident #122: City of Bandung Government Document Archive Application Defaced by Nurmala

January 11th, 2019 | Cybersecurity Daily

On January 11th, 2019, the City of Bandung Government Document Archive Application was defaced by the hacker known as Nurmala, a member of the group W3LL SQUAD. The incident involved the website hosted at arsip.bandung.go.id.

Hacker Details:

  • Hacker Name: Nurmala
  • Hacker Group: W3LL SQUAD

Website Details:

Incident Details:

Proof of Concept: The defacement was carried out using social engineering techniques, which involved manipulating individuals into divulging confidential information that facilitated the attack.

Reason: The hacker targeted the site as a challenge to test their skills and capabilities in exploiting website vulnerabilities.