August 14th, 2020 | Cybersecurity Daily
On August 14th, 2020, the website for the Tak Provincial Educational Service Area Office 2 in Thailand, located at http://www.takesa2.go.th/z.htm, was hacked. The attacker, known as SW1337 from the ROBH group, executed a brute force attack to compromise and deface the site.
Hacker Details:
- Hacker Name: SW1337
- Hacker Group: ROBH
Website Details:
- URL: http://www.takesa2.go.th/z.htm
- System: Linux
- Web Server: Microsoft-IIS
- IP: 134.236.219.3
- Location: Thailand
Incident Details:
- Date: August 14th, 2020 04:58:44 (WIB)
- Proof of Concept: Brute force attack
- Reason: Not available
Archive Page: https://defacer.id/mirror/id/95848
Cyber Attack Report’s Page: https://defacer.id/cyber-attack-report/95848
The breach involved a brute force attack, where the attacker systematically tries multiple passwords or passphrases to gain unauthorized access to the system. This type of attack exploits weak or common passwords, potentially leading to full access to the system.
The reason for the attack was not specified, leaving the motive behind this security breach unclear.