Hacking Incident #130: National Merchant Marine School Ecuador Defaced by ManToed

February 1st, 2019 | Cybersecurity Daily

On February 1st, 2019, the website of the National Merchant Marine School Ecuador, esmena.edu.ec, was defaced by the hacker ManToed, a member of the Dark Side Team.

Hacker Details:

  • Hacker Name: ManToed
  • Hacker Group: Dark Side Team

Website Details:

Incident Details:

Proof of Concept: The defacement exploited a bug in the web application, which was not classified under typical vulnerabilities but was nonetheless leveraged to gain unauthorized access.

Reason: The attack was motivated by revenge against the website, indicating a personal vendetta or previous conflict involving the target organization.