August 14th, 2020 | Cybersecurity Daily
On August 14th, 2020, the Digital Library of the Center for Biological Research (Pusat Penelitian Biologi) at LIPI, located at http://digilib.biologi.lipi.go.id/404.txt, was hacked. The attacker, identified as Anonimokerl from the Error People Squad, used a brute force attack to compromise and deface the website.
Hacker Details:
- Hacker Name: Anonimokerl
- Hacker Group: Error People Squad
Website Details:
- URL: http://digilib.biologi.lipi.go.id/404.txt
- System: Linux
- Web Server: Apache
- IP: 203.160.128.6
- Location: Indonesia
Incident Details:
- Date: August 14th, 2020 08:29:18 (WIB)
- Proof of Concept: Brute force attack
- Reason: Heh…just for fun!
Archive Page: https://defacer.id/mirror/id/96245
Cyber Attack Report’s Page: https://defacer.id/cyber-attack-report/96245
The attack involved a brute force technique, which involves attempting various combinations of passwords or passphrases to gain unauthorized access. This type of attack exploits weak or easily guessed passwords to penetrate the system.
The reason behind this incident appears to be for amusement, as suggested by the hacker’s stated motive.