January 24th, 2019 | Cybersecurity Daily
On January 24th, 2019, the website of the Pilot Plant And Process Development Centre (PP&PDC) Bangladesh, pppdc-bcsir.gov.bd, was defaced by the hacker UnM@SK, a member of the SilentClown hacking group.
Hacker Details:
- Hacker Name: UnM@SK
- Hacker Group: SilentClown
Website Details:
- URL: https://www.pppdc-bcsir.gov.bd/easy.htm
- System: Linux
- Web Server: Apache
- IP: 66.186.19.6
- Location: United States
Incident Details:
- Date: January 24th, 2019 21:53:41 (WIB)
- Archive Page: https://defacer.id/mirror/id/37352
- Cyber Attack Report’s Page: https://defacer.id/cyber-attack-report/37352
Proof of Concept: The website was compromised using an SQL Injection vulnerability, allowing the hacker to manipulate the database and gain unauthorized access to the system.
Reason: The hacker, UnM@SK, carried out the attack simply “for fun,” without any specific intent beyond testing the site’s security vulnerabilities.