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:
- URL: http://www.esmena.edu.ec/tod.htm
- System: Windows 2008
- Web Server: Apache
- IP: 181.196.249.45
- Location: Ecuador
Incident Details:
- Date: February 1st, 2019 11:18:46 (WIB)
- Archive Page: https://defacer.id/mirror/id/38532
- Cyber Attack Report’s Page: https://defacer.id/cyber-attack-report/38532
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.