Hacking Incident #145: Scholarly Publishing Services – Iowa State University (scholarship.lib.iastate.edu) Defaced by Vijune15

February 8th, 2019 | Cybersecurity Daily

On February 8th, 2019, the Scholarly Publishing Services website of Iowa State University, scholarship.lib.iastate.edu, was defaced by the hacker Vijune15 from the Lock Null Xploit group.

Hacker Details:

  • Hacker Name: Vijune15
  • Hacker Group: Lock Null Xploit

Website Details:

Incident Details:

Proof of Concept: The attack exploited a file inclusion vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to server files.

Reason: The defacement was carried out “just for fun,” with no serious motive behind the breach.